Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 141-151 , January 1993

Carotid endarterectomy with reconstruction techniques tailored to operative findings

Presented at the Forty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Chicago, Ill., June 8-9, 1992.

Received 12 June 1992 ,Accepted 22 August 1992.

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doi: 10.1067/mva.1993.42068

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 141-151 , January 1993