European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 657-663 , June 2007

The Fate of the External Carotid Artery after Carotid Artery Stenting. A Follow-up Study with Duplex Ultrasonography

,Accepted 16 January 2007.

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☆ This study was performed without external grants.

PII: S1078-5884(07)00079-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.01.010

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 657-663 , June 2007

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