Management of failed or failing infrainguinal bypasses with distal correctable lesions

American Surgeon

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 935-938

  Onohara, Toshihiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0035488996     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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