Prosthetic patch remnants to treat infected arterial grafts

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 245-252

  Calligaro, Keith D ^a   Veith, Frank J ^b   Valladares, Jennifer A ^b   McKay, Jamie ^b   Schindler, Nancy ^a   Dougherty, Matthew J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTERY PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0033961263     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(00)90155-1     Document Type: Article

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