PTFE-vein composite grafts for critical limb ischaemia: A valuable alternative to all-autogenous infrageniculate reconstructions

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-132

  Bastounis, E ^a,b   Georgopoulos, S ^a   Maltezos, C ^a   Alexiou, D ^a   Chiotopoulos, D ^a   Bramis, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Composite graft; Critical ischaemia; Femorocrural reconstruction

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0033180002     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0880     Document Type: Article

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