Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 1155-1163 , December 2000

Effects of a venous cuff at the venous anastomosis of polytetrafluoroethylene grafts for hemodialysis vascular access

Received 25 October 1999 ,Accepted 9 February 2000.

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☆ Competition of interest: nil.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Dr J. H. M. Tordoir, Dept of Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands (e-mail: j.tordoir@surgery.azm.nl ).

PII: S0741-5214(00)76002-2

doi: 10.1067/mva.2000.109206

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 1155-1163 , December 2000

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