Chronic aortic dissection not a risk factor for neurologic deficit in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 244-250

  Safi, H J ^a   Miller III, C C ^a   Estrera, A L ^a   Huynh, T T T ^a   Porat, E E ^a   Hassoun, H T ^a   Buja, L Maximilian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissection; Neurologic deficit; Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISSECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036516087     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2001.1583     Document Type: Article

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