Results of a long-term performance and follow-up of Endovenous Laser Ablatıon procedures performed for treating great saphenous vein incompetence [PDF]
Objective: To assess the value of endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) for treating great saphenous vein (GSV) incompetence. Methods: We reviewed the overall results of EVLA procedures performed on 554 patients in our clinic between March 2011 and December ...
Arslan, Muhammet+2 more
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American Journal of Emergency Medicine 8 (1990) 176-177. doi:10.1016/0735-6757(90)90223-M ; Received by publisher: 0000-01-01 ; Harvest Date: 2016-01-04 12:22:42 ; DOI:10.1016/0735-6757(90)90223-M ; Page Range: 176 ...
University of Florida Gainesville, Florida, USA ( host institution )+1 more
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AccuVein® fails to facilitate venous marking for saphenous veins harvesting in untrained students
CONTEXT: Ultrasound marking of saphenous veins before vein harvesting facilitates the surgical procedure but is time-consuming. AIM: We evaluated the time benefit of saphenous veins marking by the AccuVein® AV400 system (AccuVein Inc., NY, USA) coupled ...
Pierre Ramondou+9 more
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Cartilaginous metaplasia of varicose veins: a case report [PDF]
Cartilaginous metaplasia of superficial veins was found in a 64-year-old woman who underwent surgery for varicose veins. At operation, some varicose veins of the medial thigh were semi-rigid and fibroelastic to the touch. Histology revealed that half the
CAGGIATI, Alberto, FRANCESCHINI, MARCO
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Septicemia after cyanoacrylate glue closure of varicose veins
Cyanoacrylate glue closure (CAC) is being increasingly used as a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of symptomatic incompetent saphenous veins.
Masato Nishizawa, MD, PhD+1 more
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L-configuration re-attachment of distal biceps tendon rupture [PDF]
In distal biceps tendon ruptures, re-attachment to the radial tuberosity should ensure adequate tendon to bone contact for optimal ...
Charalambous, CP+4 more
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Increased Contractile Function of Human Saphenous Vein Grafts Harvested by “No-Touch” Technique
Saphenous vein grafts are the most common conduits used for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG); however, no more than 60% of vein grafts remain open after 10 years and graft failure is associated with poor clinical outcome.
Lene P. Vestergaard+6 more
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Decreased PGE₂ content reduces MMP-1 activity and consequently increases collagen density in human varicose vein. [PDF]
Varicose veins are elongated and dilated saphenous veins. Despite the high prevalence of this disease, its pathogenesis remains unclear.In this study, we investigated the control of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) expression by prostaglandin (PG)E₂ ...
Ingrid Gomez+6 more
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Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Dynamic Cavernosographies in Erectile Dysfunction due to Venous Leakage [PDF]
Of 521 patients with erectile dysfunction in whom a multidisciplinary approach was used, 145 (27.8%) showed venous leakage as (concomitant) etiology of the impotence in dynamic cavernosography.
Bookstein+16 more
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Although the saphenous vein (SV) is a widely used conduit for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), lower long-term graft patency rates and worse clinical outcomes have been reported after CABG performed with SV grafts compared with CABG performed with internal thoracic artery (ITA) grafts.
David P. Taggart+3 more
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