Shrinkage of abdominal aortic aneurysm after successful endovascular repair: Results from single center study

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 557-561

  Sier, M F ^a   Van Sambeek, M R H M ^a   Hendriks, J M ^a   Van Grotel, M ^a   Van Dijk, L C ^a   Pattynama, P M T ^a   Van Urk, H ^a   Bosch, J L ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal, surgery; Diameter; Endovascular surgical procedures; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750729959     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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