Transposed Saphenous Vein Arteriovenous Fistula Revisited: New Technology for an Old Idea

Vascular

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 212-215

  Illig, Karl A ^a   Orloff, Mark ^a   Lyden, Sean P ^a   Green, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AV fistula; dialysis; endoscopic vein harvest; renal failure; saphenous vein

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LEG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSPOSED SAPHENOUS VEIN ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; WOUND INFECTION;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036280979     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721090201000305     Document Type: Article

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