Does an adjuvant AV-fistula improve the patency of a femorocrural PTFE bypass with distal vein cuff in critical leg ischaemia? - A prospective randomised multicentre trial

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 180-185

  Laurila, Katarina ^a   Lepantalo M ^a   Teittinen, K ^a   Kantonen, I ^a   Forssell, C ^a   Vilkko, P ^a   Nielsen, O M ^a   Railo, M ^a   Lehtola, A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adjuvant AV fistula; Critical leg ischaemia; Distal vein cuff; Femorocrural bypass; Outcome; Patency

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLITEF IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VEIN BYPASS; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 1642472807     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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