EVAR, TEVAR, FEVAR, too far?

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-119

  Clagett, Patrick George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Endoleaks; Endovascular aneurysm repair

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48249140191     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: 15310027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003508319379     Document Type: Article

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