Encouraging results with endoscopic vein harvest for infrainguinal bypass

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 442-448

  Erdoes, Luke S ^a,b   Milner, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University Surgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLAUDICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GANGRENE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE TABLE; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN BYPASS; VEIN GRAFT DISEASE; VEIN INJURY; WOUND CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 24944589543     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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