Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 708-713.e1 , April 2008

Isolated iliac artery aneurysms: A contemporary comparison of endovascular and open repair

Presented at the Eastern Vascular Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Sep 28-30, 2006.

  • Rabih A. Chaer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia/Weill Cornell Division of Vascular Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Joel E. Barbato, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.
    • ,
  • Stephanie C. Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia/Weill Cornell Division of Vascular Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Mazen Zenati, MD, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.
    • ,
  • K. Craig Kent, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia/Weill Cornell Division of Vascular Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
    • ,
  • James F. McKinsey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia/Weill Cornell Division of Vascular Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: James F McKinsey, MD, Site Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia, Irving Pavilion Room 648, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032.

Received 4 June 2007 ,Accepted 8 November 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

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PII: S0741-5214(07)01770-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.11.008

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 708-713.e1 , April 2008

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