Surgical Therapy of Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysms: Long-Term Results over a 24-Year Period

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-133

  Attigah, N ^a   Kulkens S ^a   Zausig, N ^a   Hansmann, J ^a   Ringleb, P ^a   Hakimi, M ^a   Eckstein, H H ^b   Allenberg, J R ^a   Bockler D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aneurysms; Classification; Extracranial carotid artery; Stroke; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PELVIS TUMOR; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CRANIAL NERVE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 58549119545     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.10.020     Document Type: Article

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