Basilic vein transposition fistula: A good option for maintaining hemodialysis access site options?

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1043-1047

  Rao, Rajeev K ^a,b   Azin, G Darius ^a,b   Hood, Douglas B ^a,b   Rowe, Vincent L ^a,b   Kohl, Roy D ^a,b   Katz, Steven G ^a,b   Weaver, Fred A ^a,b   Wagner, Willis H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BASAL VEIN; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN; VEIN PROSTHESIS; VEIN SURGERY; VEIN TRANSPOSITION;

EID: 2342529759     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.01.024     Document Type: Article

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