European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 346-352 , September 2008

Significance of Phlebosclerosis in Non-healing Ischaemic Foot Ulcers of End-stage Renal Disease

  • H. Yasuhara

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Centre, University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel./fax: +81 3 5800 8735.
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  • T. Hattori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Teikyo University Ichihara Hospital, Chiba 299-0111, Japan
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  • O. Shigeta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Teikyo University Ichihara Hospital, Chiba 299-0111, Japan

Received 26 December 2007 ,Accepted 11 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.05.003

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 346-352 , September 2008

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