The size threshold for elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair may need to be lowered in the endovascular era

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 524-526

  Paraskevas, Kosmas I ^a  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA ANEURYSM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 70350400749     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/09-2769.1     Document Type: Letter

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