Guidewire assisted cephalic vein cutdown for insertion of totally implantable access ports

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 156-157

  Chang, H M ^a   Hsieh, H F ^b   Hsu, S D ^a   Liao, C S ^a   Lin, C H ^a   Hsieh, C B ^a   Yu, J C ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Yee Zen General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cephalic vein cutdown; Guidewire; Totally implantable access ports

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER; CEPHALIC VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; VENOUS CUTDOWN;

EID: 33846909786     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20584     Document Type: Article

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