Comparison of Autologous Basilic Vein Transpositions between Forearm and Upper Arm Regions

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 522-525

  Gormus, Niyazi ^a   Ozergin, Ufuk ^a   Durgut, Kadir ^a   Yuksek, Tahir ^a   Solak, Hasan ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BASAL VEIN; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BRACHIOBASILIC FISTULA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOBASILIC FISTULA; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN; VEIN TRANSPOSITION;

EID: 0242458182     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0047-5     Document Type: Article

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