Joseph D. Raffetto

Randomized clinical trial comparing surgery with conservative treatment for uncomplicated varicose veinsMichaels JA, Brazier JE, Campbell WB, et al (Univ of Sheffield, England; Exeter Hosp, England) Br J Surg 93:175–181, 2006§

Subclavian vein obstruction without thrombosisSanders RJ, Hammond SL (Univ of Colorado, Denver; Uniformed Services Univ of the Health Sciences, Denver J Vasc Surg 41:285–290, 2005§

Patient characteristics and physician-determined variables affecting saphenofemoral reflux recurrence after ligation and stripping of the great saphenous veinFischer R, Chandler JG, Stenger D, et al (Ctr for Vascular Diseases, St Gallen, Switzerland; Univ of Colorado, Denver; Phlebologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Saarlouis, Germany; et al) J Vasc Surg 43:81–87, 2006§

Randomized clinical trial of compression plus surgery versus compression alone in chronic venous ulceration (ESCHAR study) – haemodynamic and anatomical changesGohel MS, Barwell JR, Earnshaw JJ, et al (Cheltenham Gen Hosp, England; Gloucestershire Royal Hosp, Gloucester, England; Southmead Hosp, Bristol, England) Br J Surg 92:291–297, 2005§

Efficacy of topical pale sulfonated shale oil in the treatment of venous leg ulcers: A randomized, controlled, multicenter studyBeckert S, Warnecke J, Zelenkova H, et al (Univ Hosp, Tübingen and Hamburg, Germany; DOST Sviník; Slovakia; Univ Hosp, Düsseldorf, Germany) J Vasc Surg 43:94–100, 2006§

Double-Blind Prospective Comparative Trial between Foamed and Liquid Polidocanol and Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate in the Treatment of Varicose and Telangiectatic Leg VeinsRao J, Wildemore JK, Goldman MP (Dermatology/Cosmetic Laser Associates of La Jolla, Inc, Calif; Thomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia) Dermatol Surg 31:631–635, 2005§

A prospective study of the fate of venous leg perforators after varicose vein surgeryvan Rij AM, Hill G, Gray C, et al (Univ of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand) J Vase Surg 42:1156–1162, 2005§

Hemochromatosis C282Y gene mutation increases the risk of venous leg ulcerationZamboni P, Tognazzo S, Izzo M, et al (Univ of Ferrara, Italy) J Vasc Surg 42:309–314, 2005§

Efficacy of the treatment with prostaglandin E-1 in venous ulcers of the lower limbsMilio G, Miná C, Cospite V, et al (Univ of Palermo, Italy) J Vasc Surg 42:304–308, 2005§

Mid-term results of endovascular treatment for symptomatic chronic nonmalignant iliocaval venous occlusive diseaseHartung O, Otero A, Boufi M, et al (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nord, Marseille, France) J Vasc Surg 42:1138–1144, 2005§