Endoscopic saphenous vein harvest in infrainguinal bypass surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 586-590

  Robbins, Mark R ^a   Hutchinson, Steven A ^a   Helmer, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; BYPASS SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 0032436610     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00288-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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