The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 192, Issue 5 , Pages e46-e50 , November 2006

Discretionary carotid patch angioplasty leads to good results

Presented at the 30th Annual Surgical Symposium of the Association of VA Surgeons, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 7–9, 2006

Received 9 May 2006 ,Revised 10 August 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00561-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.027

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 192, Issue 5 , Pages e46-e50 , November 2006

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