Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 195-199 , March 2006

Retroperitoneal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Long-Term Follow-Up Regarding Wound Complications and Erectile Dysfunction

  • Jeffrey L. Ballard, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
    • Vascular Institute, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Jeffrey L. Ballard, MD, FACS, 1140 W. La Veta Avenue, Suite 850, Orange, CA, 92868, USA
    • ,
  • Ahmed M. Abou-Zamzam Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Theodore H. Teruya, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
    • ,
  • Timothy R.S. Harward, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Institute, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA, USA
    • ,
  • D. Preston Flanigan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
    • Vascular Institute, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA, USA

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 Presented at the Western Vascular Society 20th Annual Meeting, Park City, UT, September 26, 2005.

PII: S0890-5096(06)60031-9

doi: 10.1007/s10016-006-9014-2

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 195-199 , March 2006

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