Autologous deep vein reconstruction of infected thoracoabdominal aortic patch graft

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 852-854

  Tambyraja, Andrew L ^a   Wyatt, Michael G ^b   Clarke, Michael J ^b   Chalmers, Roderick T A ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUCLOXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA SURGERY; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC AORTA; THORACOABDOMINAL AORTIC PATCH GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN SURGERY;

EID: 0141885338     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00614-1     Document Type: Article

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