Open surgical treatment of aneurysmal sac expansion following endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair: Solution for an unresolved clinical dilemma

Vascular

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 201-204

  Halak, Moshe ^a   McDonnell, Ciaran O ^a   Muhlmann, Mark D ^a   Baker, Stephen R ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endotension; Endovascular aneurysm repair; Persistent type 2 endoleak; Sacotomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSMAL SAC EXPANSION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; THROMBUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; STENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35348992751     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2007.00008     Document Type: Article

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