Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 9-15 , July 2007

Long-term postplacement cost after endovascular aneurysm repair

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Phoenix, Ariz, Jan 18-21, 2006.

  • Robert E. Noll Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, La
    • ,
  • Britt H. Tonnessen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, La
    • ,
  • Krishna Mannava, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, La
    • ,
  • Samuel R. Money, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz
    • ,
  • W. Charles Sternbergh III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, La
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: W. Charles Sternbergh, III, MD, Section of Vascular Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121.

Received 28 January 2007 ,Accepted 6 March 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)00456-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.03.017

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 9-15 , July 2007

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