Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 224-228 , August 2003

Validation of the new venous severity scoring system in varicose vein surgery

Presented at the Third Meeting of the European Venous Forum, Berlin, Germany, Jun 14-16, 2002.

  • Stavros K Kakkos, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Unit, Ealing Hospital, London, England, UK
    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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  • Marco A Rivera, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Unit, Ealing Hospital, London, England, UK
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  • Miltiadis I Matsagas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Unit, Ealing Hospital, London, England, UK
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  • Miltos K Lazarides, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Demokritos University Hospital, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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  • Peter Robless, MBChB, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Unit, Ealing Hospital, London, England, UK
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  • Gianni Belcaro, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Unit, Ealing Hospital, London, England, UK
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  • George Geroulakos, PhD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Unit, Ealing Hospital, London, England, UK
    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, Charing Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: George Geroulakos, PhD, FRCS, Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Rd, London W6 8RF, United Kingdom.

Received 28 November 2002 ,Accepted 12 February 2003.

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PII: S0741-5214(03)00323-9

doi: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00323-9

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 224-228 , August 2003

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