Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 446-450 , September 2003

Concomitant intraoperative renal artery embolization and resection of complex renal carcinoma

Presented at the Twenty-seventh Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Tucson, Ariz, Jan 15-18, 2003.

  • Peter H Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine,, Houston, Tex, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Peter H. Lin, MD, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston VAMC (112), 2002 Holcomb Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Thomas T Terramani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine,, Houston, Tex, USA
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  • Ruth L Bush, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine,, Houston, Tex, USA
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  • Thomas E Keane, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine,, Atlanta, Ga, USA
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  • Robert G Moore, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine., Houston, Tex USA
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  • Alan B Lumsden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine,, Houston, Tex, USA

Received 30 January 2003 ,Accepted 9 March 2003.

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☆ Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(03)00429-4

doi: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00429-4

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 446-450 , September 2003

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