Percutaneous endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair leads to a reduction in wound complications

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-52

  McDonnell, C O ^a,b   Forlee, M V ^a   Dowdall, J F ^a   Colgan, M P ^a   Madhavan, P ^a   Shanik, G D ^a   Moore, D J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Endovascular; Percutaneous; Wound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50349090360     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-008-0122-6     Document Type: Article

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