Graft patency is not the only clinical predictor of success after exclusion and bypass of popliteal artery aneurysms

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 392-398

  Jones III, W Tracey ^a   Hagino, Ryan T ^a   Chiou, Andy C ^a   Decaprio, Jeffrey D ^a   Franklin, Kevin S ^a   Kashyap, Vikram S ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; MALE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0037323413     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2003.30     Document Type: Article

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