Endovascular Management of Vascular Trauma

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 114-129

  Starnes, Benjamin W ^a   Arthurs, Zachary M ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aorta; carotid; endovascular; extremity; iliac; stent; subclavian; trauma; vascular; vena cava

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; BLOOD VESSEL; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; INJURY; LIMB; MILITARY MEDICINE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; REVIEW; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THORACIC AORTA; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VASCULARIZATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSELS; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; EXTREMITIES; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; MILITARY MEDICINE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 34447098538     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003506293418     Document Type: Article

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