Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 5 , Pages 1272-1277 , November 2010

Period frequency of iliofemoral venous occlusive disease by Doppler ultrasound and corresponding treatment in a tertiary care facility

Presented at the Twenty-second Annual Meeting of the American Venous Forum, February 10-13, 2010, Amelia Island, Fla.

  • Paul R. Crisostomo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind
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  • Jenny Cho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind
    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind
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  • Beejay Feliciano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind
    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind
    • ,
  • Janet Klein, RN

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind
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  • Debra Jones, BS

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind
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  • Michael C. Dalsing, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind
    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michael C. Dalsing, MD, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1801 N Senate Blvd, MPC II #3500, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Received 7 March 2010 ,Accepted 27 May 2010.

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 This work was supported by internal funding of the Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Indiana University.

 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(10)01321-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.05.108

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 5 , Pages 1272-1277 , November 2010

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