Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 442-448 , September 2007

Prosthetic stent graft infection after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

  • Muhammad A. Sharif, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Muhammad Anees Sharif, FRCS, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7AB, UK.
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  • Bernard Lee, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
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  • Luk L. Lau, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom.
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  • Peter K. Ellis, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom.
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  • Anton J. Collins, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom.
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  • Paul H. Blair, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom.
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  • Chee V. Soong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom

Received 1 March 2007 ,Accepted 7 May 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)00945-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.05.027

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 442-448 , September 2007

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