Preferential Use of Nonreversed Vein Grafts in Above-Knee Femoropopliteal Bypasses for Critical Ischemia: Midterm Outcome

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 668-675

  De Luccia, Nelson ^a   Brochado Neto, Francisco C ^b   Romiti, Marcello ^b   Kikuchi, Marise ^b   Caldas dos Reis, José Maciel ^b   Durazzo, Anai Espinelli S ^a   Villa Albers, Maximiano Tadeu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Lusiada Foundation   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN GRAFT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL ARTERY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 50149087289     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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