Endovascular stent-graft placement for nonaneurysmal infrarenal aortic rupture: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 836-839

  Vasquez, Jay ^b   Poultsides, George A ^b   Lorenzo, A Cecilia ^b   Foster, John E ^b   Drezner, A David ^b   Gallagher, James ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGED; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONANEURYSMAL INFRARENAL AORTIC RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC AORTA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141885360     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00557-3     Document Type: Article

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