Endovascular repair of abdominal infrarenal penetrating aortic ulcers: A prospective observational study

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 172-175

  Piffaretti, Gabriele ^a   Tozzi, Matteo ^a   Lomazzi, Chiara ^a   Rivolta, Nicola ^a   Caronno, Roberto ^a   Castelli, Patrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal penetrating aortic ulcers; Endovascular repair

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; AORTA ULCER; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ULCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC DISEASES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; ULCER;

EID: 34248190363     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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