Endoleaks during follow-up after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Are they all dangerous?

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 559-566

  Buth, J ^a   Harris, P L ^b   Van Marrewijk, C ^a   Fransen, G ^a  

^a Eurostar Data Registry   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal, surgery; Endoleaks; Repair, endoluminal

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EUROPE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GRAFT PATENCY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE; STENTS;

EID: 0141538341     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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