External reinforcement of varicose veins with PTFE prosthesis in infrainguinal bypass surgery - Clinical results

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 62-66

  Neufang, A ^a   Dorweiler, B ^a   Espinola Klein, C ^a   Reinstadler, J ^a   Kirsch, D ^a   Schmiedt, W ^a   Oelert, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

External reinforcement; Varicose veins; Vein bypass graft

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN DILATATION; VEIN PROSTHESIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POPLITEAL VEIN; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0037768375     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38985     Document Type: Article

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