Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 30-39 , July 2009

Long-term results of the treatment of aortic graft infection by in situ replacement with femoral popliteal vein grafts

Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, San Diego Calif, June 7, 2008.

  • Ahsan T. Ali, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark
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  • J. Gregory Modrall, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Dallas, Dallas, Tex
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  • Jennie Hocking, PA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Dallas, Dallas, Tex
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  • R. James Valentine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Dallas, Dallas, Tex
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  • Horace Spencer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark
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  • John F. Eidt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark
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  • G. Patrick Clagett, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Dallas, Dallas, Tex
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: G. Patrick Clagett, MD, Professor and Chairman, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas, Dallas, TX

Received 13 October 2008 ,Accepted 3 January 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00010-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.01.008

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 30-39 , July 2009

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