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Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 30-32 , February 2007

Retained Laser Fibre Following Endovenous Laser Ablation

  • J.R.H. Scurr

      Affiliations

    • Regional Vascular Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK
    • Department of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Mr J.R.H. Scurr, MRCS, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, L7 8XP, UK.
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  • J. Martin

      Affiliations

    • Regional Vascular Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK
    • ,
  • T.V. How

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool, UK
    • ,
  • I. Gambardella

      Affiliations

    • Regional Vascular Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK
    • ,
  • J.A. Brennan

      Affiliations

    • Regional Vascular Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK

,Accepted 7 November 2006.

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☆ The authors have no commercial, proprietary, or financial interest in any product or companies described in this article.

PII: S1533-3167(06)00088-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2006.11.001

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