Oversizing of Aortic Stent Grafts for Abdominal Aneurysm Repair: A Systematic Review of the Benefits and Risks

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-53

  van Prehn, J ^a   Schlosser F J V ^b   Muhs, B E ^b   Verhagen, H J M ^c   Moll, F L ^a   van Herwaarden, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Complications; Endovascular; Oversizing; Stent graft

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA GRAFT; AORTIC STENT GRAFT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; GRAFT PERFUSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; NECK DILATATION; NECK INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK; STENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS;

EID: 67349108294     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.03.025     Document Type: Review

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