Carotid surgery in octogenarians : Is it worthwhile?

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn , Issue 2, 1996, Pages 71-77

  Van Damme, H ^a   Lacroix, H ^b   Desiron, Q ^a   Nevelsteen, A ^b   Limet, R ^a   Suy, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

80 and over; Aged; Carotid artery diseases; Endarterectomy; Prognosis; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030118837     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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