Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 1156-1161.e30 , December 2006

Is emergency endovascular aneurysm repair associated with higher secondary intervention risk at mid-term follow-up?

  • Björn I. Oranen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Björn I. Oranen, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, PO Box 30001, Hanzeplein 1, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
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  • Wendy T.G.J. Bos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Eric L.G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Ignace F.J. Tielliu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Ted R. Prins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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  • Jan J.A.M. van den Dungen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Received 27 April 2006 ,Accepted 26 July 2006.

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PII: S0741-5214(06)01375-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.07.048

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 1156-1161.e30 , December 2006

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