Endoscopic femoral-popliteal/distal bypass grafting: A preliminary report

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-336

  Johnson, Paul R ^b   Tan, Swee Lian ^c   Chin, Albert K ^a,d  

^a Origin Medsystems Inc

^b Kent and Queen Anne Hospital   (United States)

^c Nutfield Surgical Associates   (United States)

^d BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR SURGERY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL ARTERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 0031892540     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(98)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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