Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 1235-1236 , December 2000

Regarding “The effect of venous anastomosis Tyrell vein patch collar on the primary patency of arteriovenous grafts in patients undergoing hemodialysis” and “Effects of a venous cuff at the venous anastomosis of polytetrafluoroethylene grafts for hemodialysis vascular access”

Received 13 April 2000 ,Accepted 14 April 2000.

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☆ Competition of interest: 1235-6.

☆☆ J Vasc Surg 2000;32:1235-6.

★ Reprint requests: Julie A. Freischlag, MD, UCLA Gonda Goldschmied Vascular Center, 200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 510-5, Box 956908, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6908 (e-mail: jfreischlag@mednet.ucla.edu ).

PII: S0741-5214(00)97736-X

doi: 10.1067/mva.2000.109205

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 1235-1236 , December 2000

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