Delayed-onset paraplegia after thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: Reversal with cerebrospinal fluid drainage

EJVES Extra

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 39-42

  Aadahl, P ^a   Saether O D ^a   Lundbom, J ^a   Stenseth, R ^a   Dragsund, S ^a   Karevold, A ^a   Myhre, H O ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aortic surgery; Cerebrospinal fluid; Late paraplegia

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844545194     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15333167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1533-3167(03)00065-7     Document Type: Article

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