Efficacy of a bifurcated endograft versus open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: A reappraisal

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 203-210

  Makaroun, Michel S ^a,b,c,d   Chaikof, Elliot ^a,b,c,d   Naslund, Thomas ^a,b,c,d   Matsumura, Jon S ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036482632     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.120377     Document Type: Article

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