Infected endovascular graft secondary to coil embolization of endoleak: A demonstration of the importance of operative sterility

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 562-565

  Eliason, Jonathan L ^a   Guzman, Raul J ^a   Passman, Marc A ^a   Naslund, Thomas C ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036710052     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-001-0275-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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