Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 183-187 , March 2006

Preoperative and Intraoperative Determinants of Incisional Bulge following Retroperitoneal Aortic Repair

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doi: 10.1007/s10016-006-9021-3

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 183-187 , March 2006

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