Minimum internal diameter of the greater saphenous vein is an important determinant of successful femorodistal bypass grafting that is independent of the quality of the runoff

Vascular

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 225-232

  Ishii, Yoshiyori ^a   Gossage, James A ^a   Dourado, Renato ^b   Sabharwal, Tarun ^b   Burnand, Kevin G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Femorodistal bypass; Runoff; Saphenous vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; VEIN BYPASS; VEIN BYPASS GRAFT; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 9644260499     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2004.00021     Document Type: Article

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