## Summary The plasma fibrinogen concentration, plasma fibrinolytic activity and the vein wall fibrinolytic activity of hand, groin, knee, ankle and perforating veins have been studied in 10 patients with skin changes in the lower leg secondary to venous disease (lipodermatosclerosis), in 10 patien
The management of varicose veins
โ Scribed by John Seddon
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1973
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 324 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
A clinical trial was carried out to compare the effectiveness of compressive sclerotherapy with that of the traditional operative procedures in the treatment of varicose veins. One hundred and ten patients were treated by compression sclerotherapy and 91 patients by operation.
The results showed that there was no significant difference in the therapeutic value of the two procedures.
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