Perforating veins: An anatomical approach to arteriovenous fistula performance in the forearm

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-106

  Ten Berge, M G ^a   Yo, T I ^a   Kerver, A ^a   De Smet, A A E A ^b   Kleinrensink, G J ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Maasstad Hospital Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Arteriovenous fistula; Failure; Forearm; Perforating veins; Perforator

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CEPHALIC VEIN; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN PERFORATION;

EID: 79959506164     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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