Improving the patency of vascular bypass grafts: The role of suture materials and surgical techniques on reducing anastomotic compliance mismatch

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 287-295

  Tiwari, A ^a   Cheng, K S ^a   Salacinski, H ^a   Hamilton, G ^a   Seifalian, A M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Clips; Compliance; Glue; Laser; Myointimal hyperplasia; Polyurethane; Solder; Suture

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; GELATIN; GLUE; POLITEF; POLYBUTESTER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYPROPYLENE; RESORCINOL; SUTURE MATERIAL;

BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CLIP; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CUFF; DATA BASE; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART SURGERY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LASER; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0038301235     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1810     Document Type: Review

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