Arteriovenous PTFE Dialysis Access in the Lower Extremity: A New Approach

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 581-584

  Flarup, Søren ^a,b   Hadimeri, Henrik ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Voldstedhus   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0242458155     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0052-8     Document Type: Article

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