The Distaflo Graft: A valid alternative to interposition vein?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 235-239

  Fisher, R K ^a   Kirkpatrick, U J ^a   How, T V ^a   Brennan, J A ^a   Gilling Smith, G L ^a   Harris, P L ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical limb ischaemia; Distaflo; Femorodistal bypass; Haemodynamics; Precuffed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIBIAL ARTERY; VEIN GRAFT; ANASTOMOSIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRAFT OCCLUSION; ISCHEMIA; LEG; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; REOPERATION; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; TIBIAL ARTERIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEINS;

EID: 0037362696     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1840     Document Type: Article

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