Management of upper extremity ischemia.
Upper extremity ischemia is insidious in onset and debilitating. It accounts for 1 to 4 percent of all peripheral vascular procedures. Once the site of the symptomatic lesion is determined, an extrathoracic extra-anatomic bypass often can provide long-lasting relief.
DiGiacomo
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Department of Surgery, St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.
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