Sclerotherapy: Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

telangiectasia, reticular veins, sclerosants, unwanted vasculation, thromboembolic disease, telangiectatic vessels, varicose veins, varicosities, varicosity, incompetent perforators, aspiration technique, puncture fed technique, puncture-fed technique, air bolus technique, empty vein technique, spider telangiectasia, spider veins

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