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. 2013 Jun 10;2013(6):CD001486. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001486.pub2
#1 MeSH descriptor: [Varicose Veins] explode all trees 757
#2 varicos*  1195
#3 (tortu* near/3 (vein* or veno* or saphenous))  16
#4 (incomp* near/3 (vein* or veno* or saphenous or valv*))  134
#5 (insuffic* near/3 (vein* or veno* or saphenous))  724
#6 ((saphenous or vein* or veno*) near/3 reflux)  101
#7 (dilated near/3 (vein* or veno* or saphenous))  33
#8 MeSH descriptor: [Saphenous Vein] explode all trees and with qualifiers: [Surgery ‐ SU] 172
#9 GSV  79
#10 MeSH descriptor: [Venous Insufficiency] explode all trees 350
#11 (#1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5 or #6 or #8 or #9 or #10)  1832
#12 MeSH descriptor: [Vascular Surgical Procedures] explode all trees 11204
#13 MeSH descriptor: [Ligation] explode all trees 511
#14 ligat*:ti,ab,kw  (Word variations have been searched) 1305
#15 strip*:ti,ab,kw  (Word variations have been searched) 1115
#16 avuls*:ti,ab,kw  (Word variations have been searched) 128
#17 surg* or Linton:ti,ab,kw  (Word variations have been searched) 76452
#18 phlebectom*:ti,ab,kw  (Word variations have been searched) 34
#19 #12 or #13 or #14 or #15 or #16 or #17 or #18  83906
#20 MeSH descriptor: [Tourniquets] explode all trees 325
#21 l*fquist:ti,ab,kw  (Word variations have been searched) 1
#22 Rhys*:ti,ab,kw  (Word variations have been searched) 4
#23 cuff*:ti,ab,kw  (Word variations have been searched) 1399
#24 tourniquet  836
#25 #20 or #21 or #22 or #23 or #24  2170
#26 #11 and #19 and #25 in Trials 16