Endovascular Stent-Graft or Open Surgical Repair for Blunt Thoracic Aortic Trauma: Systematic Review

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1153-1164

  Hoffer, Eric K ^a   Forauer, Andrew R ^a   Silas, Anne M ^a   Gemery, John M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AORTA; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 48949115108     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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