The post-operative complications of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 335-347

  Bown, M J ^a   Fishwick, G ^b   Sayers, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal, surgery; Blood vessel prosthesis implantation; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA GRAFT; CLAUDICATION; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEVER; FOREIGN BODY; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 7244234190     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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