Thoracoabdominal aneurysm surgery and the risk of paraplegia: Contemporary practice and future directions

Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-17

  Zvara, David A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Paraplegia; Spinal cord; Surgery; Thoracoabdominal aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036194783     PISSN: 00221058     EISSN: 29698960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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