Endoleak after endovascular aortic repair: Classification, diagnosis and management following endovascular thoracic and abdominal aortic repair

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-69

  Cao, P ^a   De Rango, P ^b   Verzini, F ^b   Parlani, G ^b  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Aortic aneurysm; Aortic aneurysm thoracic; Stents

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; VASCULAR ACCESS;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 77950659432     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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