Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 898-905 , November 2007

Early and mid-term results of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in the endovascular era in a community hospital

Presented at the Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery, Orlando, Fla, Mar 21-24, 2007.

  • Paul M. Anain, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sisters of Charity Hospital, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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  • Joseph M. Anain Sr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sisters of Charity Hospital, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
    • ,
  • Michael Tiso, BS

      Affiliations

    • Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind.
    • ,
  • Nader D. Nader, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
    • ,
  • Hasan H. Dosluoglu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Hasan H. Dosluoglu, MD, Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, VA Western New York Healthcare System, 3495 Bailey Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215.

Received 15 April 2007 ,Accepted 14 June 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)01056-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.06.037

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 898-905 , November 2007

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