Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 559-563 , July 2008

Follow-Up of Aneurysm Neck Diameter after Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

  • Alberto Bravo Soberón

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Alberto Bravo Soberón, MD, Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 205 esc 1 11A, 28046 Madrid, Spain
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  • Milagros Martí de Garcia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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  • Gonzalo Garzón Möll

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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  • Beatriz Rodríguez Vigil

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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  • María Allona Krauel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Rodolfo Alvarez-Sala Walter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pneumology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain

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PII: S0890-5096(08)00089-7

doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2008.01.009

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 559-563 , July 2008

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