Visceral Venous Aneurysms: Clinical Presentation, Natural History and Their Management: A Systematic Review

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 498-505

  Sfyroeras, G S ^a   Antoniou, G A ^a   Drakou, A A ^a   Karathanos, C ^a   Giannoukas, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Mesenteric vein; Portal vein; Renal vein; Splenic vein; Visceral vein

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL FISTULA; COMMON BILE DUCT; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; INFERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN ANEURYSM; INTESTINE BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY VEIN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MESENTERIC VEIN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN ANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL VEIN ANEURYSM; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEIN ANEURYSM; VEIN THROMBOSIS; WATCHFUL WAITING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MESENTERIC VEINS; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; RENAL VEINS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VISCERA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949090400     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.05.016     Document Type: Review

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