European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 583-589 , November 2007

Infrapopliteal Composite Bypass with Autologous Vein and Second Generation Glutaraldehyde Stabilized Human Umbilical Vein (HUV) for Critical Lower Limb Ischaemia

  • A. Neufang

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg-University School of Medicine, Mainz, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dr. A. Neufang, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg-University School of Medicine, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
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  • C. Espinola-Klein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University School of Medicine, Mainz, Germany
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  • B. Dorweiler

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg-University School of Medicine, Mainz, Germany
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  • S. Savvidis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University School of Medicine, Mainz, Germany
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  • W. Schmiedt

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg-University School of Medicine, Mainz, Germany
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  • C.F. Vahl

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg-University School of Medicine, Mainz, Germany

,Accepted 11 April 2007.

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PII: S1078-5884(07)00284-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.04.010

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 583-589 , November 2007

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