Use of arm and lesser saphenous vein compared with prosthetic grafts for infrapopliteal arterial bypass: Are they worth the effort?

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 919-927

  Calligaro, K D ^a   Syrek, J R ^a   Dougherty, M J ^a   Rua, I ^a   Raviola, C A ^a   DeLaurentis, D A ^a   Darling III, R C ^a   Ibrahim, I M ^a   Ascher, E ^a   Hobson II, R W ^a   Gutowicz, M A ^a   Padberg, F T ^a   Green, R M ^a  

^a Section of Vascular Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0031445820     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70003-X     Document Type: Article

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