Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 129-132 , March 2007

Transperitoneal Approach Should be Considered for Suspected Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

  • Alexander T. Nguyen
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  • Christian de Virgilio

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Christian de Virgilio, MD, Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 West Carson Street, Box #25, Torrance, CA 90509, USA

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 Presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Southern California Vascular Surgical Society, Temecula, CA, May 5-7, 2006.

PII: S0890-5096(07)00074-X

doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2006.10.019

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 129-132 , March 2007

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