Spectral Doppler characterization of endoleaks following endoluminal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 118-123

  Wright, Isabel A ^a   Gordon, Malcolm K ^a   Buckenham, Tim M ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Endoluminal repair; Prosthesis; Pulsed Doppler; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; WAVEFORM;

ANGIOPLASTY; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 17444366207     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03313.x     Document Type: Article

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