Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 975, 2007, Pages 21-27

  Norwood, M G A ^a   Lloyd, G M ^a   Bown, M J ^a   Fishwick, G ^a   London, N J ^a   Sayers, R D ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; CELL MIGRATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; ATHERECTOMY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846956772     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.051177     Document Type: Review

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