European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 663-667 , December 2006

Subintimal Angioplasty of Tibial Vessel Occlusions in Critical Limb Ischaemia: A Good Opportunity?

  • H. Vraux

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. H. Vraux, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier du Grand Hornu, 63 route de Mons, 7301 Hornu, Hainaut, Belgium.
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  • N. Bertoncello

,Accepted 7 June 2006.

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PII: S1078-5884(06)00334-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.06.006

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 663-667 , December 2006

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