Intramural Hematoma and Penetrating Ulcers: Indications to Endovascular Treatment

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 659-665

  Eggebrecht, H ^a   Plicht, B ^a   Kahlert, P ^a   Erbel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute aortic syndrome; Intramural hematoma; Penetrating aortic ulcer; Stent graft; TEVAR

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PENETRATING AORTIC ULCER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORACIC ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR; ULCER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; STENTS; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER;

EID: 71649094310     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.09.001     Document Type: Review

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