Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 929-935 , May 2007

Primary revision of mid-vein stenoses in venous bypass conduits: Venous patch versus interposition vein

Presented at the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Eastern Vascular Society, Washington, DC, Sep 28-30, 2006.

Received 3 October 2006 ,Accepted 5 January 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.CME article

PII: S0741-5214(07)00033-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.01.018

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 929-935 , May 2007

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