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Simplifying post-EVAR surveillance.
Surveillance after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is costly and a burden for the patient. Imaging is performed to detect stent-graft failure from endoleak or haemodynamic obstruction. Presently, computed tomographic angiography (CTA) is considered the gold standard for post-EVAR surveillance, as it has the potential to visualise most threats to stent-graft durability, such as migration, ki...
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Background Endovascular treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (r-EVAR) has the potential to offer improved outcomes. A frequent cause of post-operative mortality following ruptured aortic aneurysm repair is multiorgan failure (MOF) as a consequence of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS). We reviewed our experience to identify predisposing factors for ACS (Fig. 1) and a way for its t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1078-5884
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.04.012