Reducing leg oedema after femoro-popliteal bypass surgery: A challenge

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 643-644

  Kolh, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LEG EDEMA; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; EDEMA; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; LOWER EXTREMITY; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION;

EID: 78649331875     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.08.021     Document Type: Note

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