Prospective randomized trial comparing radiofrequency ablation and complete saphenous vein stripping in patients with mild to moderate chronic venous disease with a 3-year follow-up

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the use of the radiofrequency thermoablation of the saphenous vein with the ligation technique, and complete removal of the saphenous vein, from the saphenofemoral junction to the ankle. Methods: A total of 49 patients with chronic venous disease in the Comprehensive...

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Main Authors: Igor Rafael Sincos, Anna Paula Weinhardt Baptista, Felipe Coelho Neto, Nicos Labropoulos, Luciane Basílio Alledi, Emmanuel Machado de Marins, Juliana Puggina, Sergio Quilici Belczak, Mirian Gonçalves Cardoso, Ricardo Aun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082019000200210&lng=en&tlng=en