The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 6 , Pages 747-751 , June 2009

Wound complications at the groin after peripheral arterial surgery sparing the lymphatic tissue: a double-blind randomized clinical trial

  • Arianne J. Ploeg, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Haga Hospital, Department of Vascular Surgery, The Hague, the Netherlands
    • Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Vascular Surgery, Leiden, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-715-26-9111; fax: +31-715-26-9112
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  • Jan-Willem P. Lardenoye, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Haga Hospital, Department of Vascular Surgery, The Hague, the Netherlands
    • Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Vascular Surgery, Leiden, the Netherlands
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  • Mark-Paul F.M. Vrancken Peeters, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Haga Hospital, Department of Vascular Surgery, The Hague, the Netherlands
    • ,
  • Jaap F. Hamming, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Vascular Surgery, Leiden, the Netherlands
    • ,
  • Paul J. Breslau, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Haga Hospital, Department of Vascular Surgery, The Hague, the Netherlands

Received 28 December 2007 ,Revised 10 April 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00546-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.04.014

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 6 , Pages 747-751 , June 2009

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