Arm Vein as a Last Autogenous Option for Infrainguinal Bypass Surgery: It is Worth the Effort

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 737-741

  Varcoe, R L ^a   Chee, W ^b   Subramaniam, P ^a   Roach, D M ^a   Benveniste, G L ^a   Fitridge, R A ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arm vein; Infrainguinal bypass graft; Vascular conduit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM BLOOD VESSEL; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG DISEASE; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN GRAFT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ARM; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEINS;

EID: 34247623984     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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