Aneurysm regression after endovascular aneurysm repair: What should we expect?

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 545-550

  El Sayed, Hosam F ^a,e   Meier, George H ^a   Mendoza, Bernardo ^b   Sprouse, L Richard ^c   Parent, F Noel ^d   Panneton, Jean M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Tucson Vascular Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^d EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm regression; Aortic aneurysm; Endovascular repair

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; DATA BASE; ENDOLEAK; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTOGRAPHY; DATABASES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149100225     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574408320026     Document Type: Review

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