Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair surveillance may not be necessary for the first 3 years after an initially normal duplex postoperative study

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 558-562

  Troutman, Douglas A ^a   Chaudry, Mohammed ^a   Dougherty, Matthew J ^a   Calligaro, Keith D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTERY DIAMETER; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUPLEX ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIMB STENOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEAK SYSTOLIC VELOCITY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; TIME;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 84908355866     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.03.278     Document Type: Conference Paper

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