Sutureless videoendoscopic thoracic aorta to iliac artery bypass: The easiest approach to occlusive aorto-iliac diseases

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 498-500

  Tozzi, P ^a   Corno, A F ^a   Marty, B ^a   von Segesser, L K ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Occlusive aortic disease; Sutureless vascular anastomosis; Videoendoscopy

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA GRAFT; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BYPASS SURGERY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA; DIAPHRAGM; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; ILIAC ARTERY; LERICHE SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEUM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; THORACIC AORTA; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 1942435531     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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