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The – Not So – Solid 5.5 cm Threshold for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Facts, Misinterpretations, and Future Directions

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) represent a focal dilation of the aorta exceeding 1.5 times its normal diameter. It is reported that 4–8% of men and 0.5–1% of women above 50 years of age bear an AAA. Rupture represents the most disastrous complication of aneurysmal disease that is accompanied by a...

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Autores principales: Kontopodis, Nikolaos, Pantidis, Dimitrios, Dedes, Athansios, Daskalakis, Nikolaos, Ioannou, Christos V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4725249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26835458
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2016.00001

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