Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 881-884 , May 2007

Prospective randomized trial of ACUSEAL (Gore-Tex) versus Hemashield-Finesse patching during carotid endarterectomy: Early results

Received 21 November 2006 ,Accepted 11 January 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)00054-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.01.038

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 881-884 , May 2007

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