Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 675-679 , September 2008

Endovenous ablation with laser for great saphenous vein insufficiency and tributary varices: A retrospective evaluation

  • Xinwu Lu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Xinwu Lu, MD, PhD, Department of Vascular Surgery, Shanghai 9th People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai JiaoTong University, School of Medicine, Number 639, Zhi Zao Ju Road, Shanghai, China
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  • Kaichuang Ye, MD
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  • Weimin Li, MD
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  • Min Lu, MD
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  • Xintian Huang, MD
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  • Mier Jiang, MD

Received 20 February 2008 ,Accepted 9 April 2008.

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 Supported by the National Natural Science Funds of China (30772104).

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00627-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.04.017

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 675-679 , September 2008

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