European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 149-154 , August 2006

Endovascular Popliteal Aneurysm Repair: Are the Results Comparable to Open Surgery?

  • I.V. Mohan

      Affiliations

    • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. I.V. Mohan, FRCS, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
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  • P.J. Bray

      Affiliations

    • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • Cardiovascular Centre, Lake Macquarie Private Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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  • J.P. Harris

      Affiliations

    • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  • J. May

      Affiliations

    • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  • M.S. Stephen

      Affiliations

    • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  • A.E. Bray

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Centre, Lake Macquarie Private Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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  • G.H. White

      Affiliations

    • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia

,Accepted 12 January 2006.

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☆ Presented at the European Society for Vascular Surgery, XIX Annual Meeting, September 2005 Helsinki, Finland.

PII: S1078-5884(06)00054-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.01.009

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 149-154 , August 2006

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