Endovascular aneurysm repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Standards, technical options and advanced indications

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Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 337-347

  Ketelsen, D ^a   Thomas, C ^a   Schmehl, J ^a   Konig C W ^a   Syha, R ^a   Rittig, K ^a   Balletshofer, B ^a   Claussen, C D ^a   Brechtel, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

AAA; abdominal aortic aneurysm; branched graft; chimney graft; endostapling; endovascular aneurysm repair; EVAR; fenestrated graft; periscope graft

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BRANCHED STENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FENESTRATED STENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; GERMANY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; STENTS;

EID: 84897451615     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: 14389010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1366185     Document Type: Article

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