Video-assisted endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 819-825

  Li, Jiun Yi ^a   Wang, Shoei Shen ^a   Lin, Fang Yue ^a   Tsai, Chang Her ^a   Chu, Shu Hsun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass surgery; Saphenous vein harvest; Video assisted endoscopic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ECCHYMOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 0032413172     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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