Minimally Invasive Vein Harvesting: A Comparison of Endoscopic Versus Traditional Open Saphenectomy

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 519-522

  Matsuura, John H ^a   Dattilo, Jeffery B ^b   Poletti, Lawrence F ^b   Cohen, I Kelman ^b   Posner, Marc P ^b   Makhoul, Raymond G ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; OBESITY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030848769     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857449703100502     Document Type: Article

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