Surgical reconstructions in peripheral arterial occlusive disease

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-333

  Debus, E Sebastian ^a   Lohrenz, C ^a   Diener, H ^a   Winkler, M S ^a   Larena Avellaneda, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Limb salvage; Patency; Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAD); Techniques of operative access

Indexed keywords

DACRON; POLITEF; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; BYPASS SURGERY; CLAUDICATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDARTERECTOMY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; VASCULAR SUTURE;

AMPUTATION; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REOPERATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 73149108831     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526.38.4.317     Document Type: Review

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