Outcomes of thrombosed arteriovenous grafts: Comparison of stents vs angioplasty

Kidney International

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 934-937

  Maya, I D ^a   Allon, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Thrombosed grafts; Vascular access; Venous anastomosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY THROMBOSIS; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; STENTS; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33644518436     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000214     Document Type: Article

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