Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 45-54.e1 , January 2008

Long-term results of a multicenter randomized study on direct versus crossover bypass for unilateral iliac artery occlusive disease

Presented at the 2007 Vascular Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Md, Jun 6-10, 2007.

  • Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Service, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Jean-Baptiste Ricco, MD, PhD, Vascular Surgery Service, University Hospital of Poitiers, Avenue Jacques Coeur, 86021, Poitiers, France.
    • ,
  • Hervé Probst, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland.
    • ,
  • French University Surgeons Association (AURC)

Received 31 May 2007 ,Accepted 21 August 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)01420-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.08.050

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 45-54.e1 , January 2008

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