The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 103-105 , August 1995

Noninvasive predictors of patency for infrapopliteal PTFE bypasses with combined arteriovenous fistula and vein interposition technique

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☆ Presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of The Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 22–26, 1995.

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The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 103-105 , August 1995

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