Endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting versus 'open' technique. A prospective study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 662-666

  Folliguet, T A ^a   Le Bret, E ^a   Moneta, A ^a   Musumeci, S ^a   Laborde, F ^a  

^a INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass; Endoscopic harvest of saphenous vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0032103299     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00092-X     Document Type: Article

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