Follow-Up after Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair: The Plain Radiograph Has an Essential Role in Surveillance

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 894-901

  Fearn, Shirley ^a   Lawrence Brown, Michael ^a   Semmens, James B ^a   Hartley, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysms; Graft limb dislocation; Migration; Radiography; Stent fracture; Stent graft; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA GRAFT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOPROSTHESIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; STENT;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 0347447282     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/1545-1550(2003)010<0894:FAEAAR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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