Remote superficial femoral artery endarterectomy and distal vein bypass for limb salvage: Initial experience

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 121-125

  Rosenthal, David ^b   Wellons, Eric D ^b   Matsuura, John H ^b   Ghegan, Mark ^b   Shuler, Frederick W ^b   Pallos, L Laszlo ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endarterectomy; Limb salvage; Mollring Cutter; Restenosis; Saphenous vein bypass; Stent; Superficial femoral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEVICE; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GANGRENE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INCISION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE TABLE; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STENT; THORAX PAIN; VEIN BYPASS; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0037674993     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/1545-1550(2003)010<0121:RSFAEA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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