Dacron patch infection after carotid endarterectomy: Case report and review of the literature

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 672-677

  Krishnan, Shyam ^a   Clowes, Alexander W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DACRON; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; DACRON VASCULAR PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; PATCH ANGIOPLASTY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33845651288     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-006-9064-5     Document Type: Article

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