Is There Carotid Artery Aneurysm Formation following Saphenous Vein Patch Endarterectomy?

Vascular

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-50

  Wheeler, J M D ^a   Wright, I ^a   Pugh, N ^a   Lane, I F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aneurysm; carotid; dilatation; endarterectomy; saphenous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 0033991549     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721090000800107     Document Type: Article

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