Endoscopic vein harvest techniques for coronary and infrainguinal bypass

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 127-134

  Weiss, Victor J ^a   Lin, Peter ^a   Lumsden, Alan B ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bypass; Endoscopic; Harvest; Hascular; Saphenous

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSCOPE; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LEG; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RISK FACTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND HEALING;

ANGIOSCOPES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; LEG; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033191615     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335069900600303     Document Type: Article

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