Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 215-220 , March 2008

Is There a Selection Bias in Applying Endovascular Aneurysm Repair for Rupture?

  • Richard W. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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  • Jeffery M. Rhodes

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
    • ,
  • Michael J. Singh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
    • ,
  • Mark G. Davies

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
    • ,
  • Heather Y. Wolford

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
    • ,
  • Carol Diachun

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
    • ,
  • Russell Norton

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
    • ,
  • Karl A. Illig

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Karl A. Illig, MD, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 652, Rochester, NY 14642, USA

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 Presented at the 30th Annual Spring Meeting of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Philadelphia, PA, June 2-3, 2006.

PII: S0890-5096(08)00009-5

doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2007.12.006

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 215-220 , March 2008

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