The anatomical distribution of iliac aneurysms: Is there an embryological basis?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 82-84

  Norman, P E ^a   Lawrence Brown, M ^b   Semmens, J ^c   Mai, Q ^c  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Mount Medical Centre   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEURYSM; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOGENESIS; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ABDOMINAL AORTA; BIOSYNTHESIS; HISTOLOGY; ILIAC ARTERY; METABOLISM; PLACENTA; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; VASCULARIZATION;

ANEURYSM; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ELASTIN; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; MALE; PLACENTA;

EID: 0037268714     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1780     Document Type: Article

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