title: Varicose veins--primary treatment with sclerotherapy. A personal appraisal.
abstract: Varicose veins are a very common condition that presents in a variety of forms. Treatment modalities are variant and beneficial. The author reports on an experience of 25 years treating 20,000 patients using surgery and sclerotherapy with particular results using morrhuate sodium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tufts Medical School, Medford, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Gallagher
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D012976:Sodium Morrhuate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D012981:Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D012976:Sodium Morrhuate; D012981:Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate