Early Results of Endovenous Ablation with a 980-nm Diode Laser for an Incompetent Vein of Giacomini
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Park, Sang-Woo
(Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine)
Lee, Song-Am (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Hwang, Jae-Joon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Yun, Ik-Jin (Department of Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Kim, Jun-Seok (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Chang, Seong-Hwan (Department of Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Chee, Hyun-Keun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Chang, Il-Soo (Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine) |
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