Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 1057-1059 , April 2009

Percutaneous treatment of thrombosed prosthetic brachial-basilic access by the transradial approach

  • Ung Bae Jeon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Pusan, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Chang Won Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Pusan, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Chang Won Kim, MD, Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, 10, 1-Ga, Ami-Dong, Seo-Gu, Pusan, 602-739, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sung Woon Chung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Pusan, Republic of Korea

Received 8 September 2008 ,Accepted 17 December 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)02273-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.12.034

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 1057-1059 , April 2009

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