Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in Veterans Affairs medical centers
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
": common disease states that coexist with AAAs -: patobiliary, pancreatic, gastrointestinal, gyneco _-. ~ genitourinary disorders and structural abnormal :':'l ~ abdominal wall. Disease states can be broadly .:z._J as either symptomatic or asymptomatic. If an .lS'. ptomatic, but its size warrants repair and the -;. d isorder is symptomatic or life threatening, repair -" rysm should be postpo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(96)70263-x