Abdominal aortic aneurysm in liver transplant recipients

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 386, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 426-429

  Ballotta, Enzo ^a   Merenda, Roberto ^a   Mion, Emanuele ^a   Da Giau, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunosuppressive regimen; Liver transplantation; Small abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035211436     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004230100247     Document Type: Article

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