Endoscopic saphenous vein graft harvest for extracranial-intracranial bypass procedures

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 565-568

  Alexander, Michael J ^a   Perna, Jennifer ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral aneurysm; EC IC bypass; Endoscope; Saphenous vein graft

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MORBIDITY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 20344369257     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.07.036     Document Type: Article

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