Editor's Choice – Five Year Results of Great Saphenous Vein Treatment: A Meta-analysis

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 760-770

  Hamann, Sterre A S ^a   Giang, Jenny ^b   De Maeseneer, Marianne G R ^a   Nijsten, Tamar E C ^a   van den Bos, Renate R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endovascular procedures; Laser therapy; Surgery; Treatment outcome; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN INCOMPETENCE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASOUND GUIDED FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY; VASCULAR DISEASE; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

HUMANS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 85031129908     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2017.08.034     Document Type: Review

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