Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 56-60 , January 2007

Efficacy of Acrylate Tissue Adhesive as Vascular Repair and Hemostatic Material

  • Bassem Y. Sheikh, MD, FRCS, SBNS

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Bassem Y. Sheikh, MD, FRCS, FICS, Department of Neurosurgery, King Faisal University, King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah 21382, Saudi Arabia

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PII: S0890-5096(06)00021-5

doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2006.08.001

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 56-60 , January 2007

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