Revision of Vein Bypass Grafts: Factors Affecting Durability of Interventions

Seminars in Vascular Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 261-266

  Berceli, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS; VEIN BYPASS; VEIN GRAFT;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; REOPERATION; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VEINS;

EID: 71549162035     PISSN: 08957967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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