Improved patency of prosthetic arteriovenous grafts with an acute anastomotic angle and flow diffuser

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1032-1035

  Hakaim, Albert G ^a   Nalbandian, Matthew N ^b   Heller, Jennifer K ^c   Chowla, Arun C ^a   Oldenburg, W Andrew ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY VEIN; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FISTULA; FLOW RATE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 0038710699     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2003.187     Document Type: Article

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