Type II endoleaks after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Fate of the aneurysm sac and neck changes during long-term follow-up

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 193-199

  Nolz, Richard ^a   Teufelsbauer, Harald ^a   Asenbaum, Ulrika ^a   Beitzke, Dietrich ^a   Funovics, Martin ^a   Wibmer, Andreas ^a   Plank, Christina ^a   Prusa, Alexander M ^a   Lammer, Johannes ^a   Schoder, Maria ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aneurysm sac; Aortic neck; Endoleak; Endovascular aneurysm repair; Neck diameter; Persistent endoleak; Sac diameter; Type II endoleak

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SAC ENLARGEMENT; AORTA; AORTA NECK DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOLEAK TYPE II; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

EID: 84860705200     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/11-3803.1     Document Type: Article

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