EVAR in small versus large aneurysms: Does size influence outcome?

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 244-251

  Wang, Grace J ^a   Carpenter, Jeffrey P ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

AAA; Aneurysm; EVAR

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCENDING AORTA SURGERY; ENDOLEAK; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURVIVAL;

EID: 67650693735     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574408327570     Document Type: Article

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