Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 952-959 , May 2008

Infrapopliteal arterial revascularization for critical limb ischemia: Is the peroneal artery at the distal third a suitable outflow vessel?

  • Enzo Ballotta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Section of the Geriatric Surgery Clinic, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Enzo Ballotta, MD, Vascular Surgery Section of the Geriatric Surgery Clinic, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, 2° Piano Ospedale Giustinianeo, Via N. Giustiniani, 2 Padova, Italy 35128.
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  • Giuseppe Da Giau, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Section of the Geriatric Surgery Clinic, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy
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  • Mario Gruppo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Surgery Clinic, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
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  • Franco Mazzalai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Surgery Clinic, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
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  • Bruno Martella, MD

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Surgery Clinic, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.

Received 20 November 2007 ,Accepted 1 January 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00013-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.01.002

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 952-959 , May 2008

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