Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 513-519 , September 2007

Short-term and mid-term outcome of isolated symptomatic muscular calf vein thrombosis

Presented at the Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the American Venous Forum, Miami, Fla, Feb 22-26, 2006.

  • Jean-Luc Gillet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine Clinic, Bourgoin, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jean-Luc Gillet, MD, Vascular Medicine Clinic, Bourgoin, France, 51 Bis Avenue P Tixier, 38300 Bourgoin, France
    • ,
  • Michel R. Perrin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Clinique du Grand Large Décines, Chassieu, France
    • ,
  • François A. Allaert, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Cenbiotech CHU du Bocage, Dijon, France

Received 19 November 2006 ,Accepted 11 April 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 CME article

PII: S0741-5214(07)00725-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.04.040

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 513-519 , September 2007

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