Adjunctive techniques to improve patency of distal prosthetic bypass grafts: Polytetrafluoroethylene with remote arteriovenous fistulae versus vein cuffs

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 696-701

  Kreienberg, Paul B ^a   Darling III, R Clement ^a   Chang, Benjamin B ^a   Paty, Philip S K ^a   Lloyd, William E ^a   Shah, Dhiraj M ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; GANGRENE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; LEG THROMBOSIS; LEG ULCER; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033999638     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2000.104597     Document Type: Article

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