Aortic endograft infection: A report of 2 cases

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 216-220

  Piffaretti, Gabriele ^a   Rivolta, Nicola ^a   Mariscalco, Giovanni ^a   Tozzi, Matteo ^a   Maida, Simona ^a   Castelli, Patrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysms; Endograft infection; Endovascular repair

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOGRAFT REPAIR; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STENTS;

EID: 77950596277     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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