Is color duplex surveillance of infrainguinal polytetrafluoroethylene grafts worthwhile?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-135

  Hoballah, Jamal J ^a   Nazzal, Munier M ^a   Ryan, Stephen M ^a   Martinasevic, Mario ^a   Jacobovicz, Claudio ^a   Rossley, Nancy ^a   Blecha, Beth ^a   Sharp, William J ^a   Kresowik, Timothy F ^a   Corson, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0343923543     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(97)90070-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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