Comparison of carotid endarterectomy using primary closure, patch closure, and eversion techniques

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 505-509

  Economopoulos, Kostas J ^a   Gentile, Andrew T ^b   Berman, Scott S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b PLLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENOSIS; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0033387725     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00247-0     Document Type: Article

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