Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 815-827

  Gorham, T J ^a   Taylor, J ^a   Raptis, S ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BLOOD VESSEL RUPTURE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CALIBRATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOPROSTHESIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIMB BLOOD VESSEL; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULSE PRESSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AORTA RUPTURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ENDOSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 3042841715     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4611     Document Type: Review

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