Iliac valve regurgitation disease: implications for the surgical approach of the venous insufficiency in the lower extremities Doença da regurgitação valvar venosa ilíaca: implicações para o tratamento cirúrgico da insuficiência venosa em membros inferiores

BACKGROUND: Varicose veins of the lower extremities is one of the most common circulatory diseases but no published reports describing the associated comparative rates of femoral and iliac valve regurgitation were found. OBJECTIVE: To study the occurrence of selective valve regurgitation in the exte...

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Main Authors: Otoni Moreira Gomes, Eros Silva Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2002-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382002000400009