Side-effect of endovascular grafting to treat aortic aneurysm
โ Scribed by Professor L. Norgren; U. Albrechtsson; P. Swartbol
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 179 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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It is estimated that 1.7% of orthotopic liver transplant recipients will develop abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) after transplantation. It has been observed that these aneurysms expand faster in transplant recipients; therefore, aggressive surveillance for AAAs in transplant recipients is required
## Abstract ## Background Recent randomized trials have shown that endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) has a 3 per cent aneurysm-related survival benefit in patients fit for open surgery, but it also has uncertain long-term outcomes and higher costs. This study assessed the cost-e