Conservative Management of Type 2 Endoleaks is not Associated with Increased Risk of Aneurysm Rupture

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 718-723

  Rayt, H S ^a   Sandford, R M ^a   Salem, M ^a   Bown, M J ^a   London, N J ^a   Sayers, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservative management; Endoleaks; EVAR; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 71649092396     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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