Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 349-356 , February 1993

In situ allograft replacement of infected infrarenal aortic prosthetic grafts: Results in forty-three patients

Presented at the Fortieth Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter, Chicago, Ill., June 9-10, 1992.

Received 12 June 1992 ,Accepted 7 October 1992.

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☆ Reprint requests: Edouard Kieffer, MD, Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpétrière, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.

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doi: 10.1067/mva.1993.43266

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 349-356 , February 1993

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