Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 706-715.e1 , April 2007

Early complications and long-term outcome after open surgical treatment of popliteal artery aneurysms: Is exclusion with saphenous vein bypass still the gold standard?

Presented at the Sixtieth Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Philadelphia, Pa, June 3, 2006.

Received 2 June 2006 ,Accepted 2 December 2006.

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    Prevalence of concomitant aneurysms in 299 patients with popliteal artery aneurysms.

    Prevalence of concomitant aneurysms in 299 patients with popliteal artery aneurysms.

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    Cumulative patency of 336 grafts after popliteal artery aneurysm repair with great saphenous vein (GSV) or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts.

    Cumulative patency of 336 grafts after popliteal artery aneurysm repair with great saphenous vein (GSV) or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts.

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    Cumulative patency of 72 grafts in group 3 (acute presentation) after popliteal artery aneurysm repair with great saphenous vein (GSV) or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts.

    Cumulative patency of 72 grafts in group 3 (acute presentation) after popliteal artery aneurysm repair with great saphenous vein (GSV) or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts.

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    Cumulative limb salvage of patients (group 3, acute presentations) after popliteal artery aneurysm repair with great saphenous vein (GSV) or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts.

    Cumulative limb salvage of patients (group 3, acute presentations) after popliteal artery aneurysm repair with great saphenous vein (GSV) or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts.

 Competition of interest: none.

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 CME article

PII: S0741-5214(06)02235-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.12.011

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 706-715.e1 , April 2007

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