Endovascular healing is inadequate for fixation of Dacron stent-grafts in human aortoiliac vessels

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-11

  Mallna, M ^a   Brunkwall, J ^a   Ivancev, K ^a   Jonsson J ^b   Malina, J ^a   Lindblad, B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm repair; Dacron; Endovascular graft; Healing; Migration; Stent graft

Indexed keywords

DACRON;

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY STENT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GRAFT FAILURE; HEALING; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034093671     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0867     Document Type: Article

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