Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 845-851 , October 2008

Outcomes of surgical management for popliteal artery aneurysms: An analysis of 583 cases

Presented at the Thirty-sixth Annual Symposium of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Las Vegas, Nev, Mar 5, 2008.

  • Owen N. Johnson III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Mark B. Slidell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Surgery, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Robyn A. Macsata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Byron J. Faler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Richard L. Amdur, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Anton N. Sidawy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Surgery, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
    • Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Anton N. Sidawy, MD, 50 Irving St., NW (112), Washington, DC 20422

Received 12 March 2008 ,Accepted 19 May 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00864-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.05.063

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 845-851 , October 2008

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