Diseases

Aneurysm: Sources and Notes

Authors: Dr. Ada Picard, Dr. MC Bonduelle and Dr. Nicolas Evrard.

Sources:

> Alexandre Ponti, Nicolas Murith, Afksendyios Kalangos, Aneurysms of the Abdominal Aorta: Current Knowledge and Endovascular Therapy, Rev Med Switzerland 2012.
> Ailawadi G, Eliason JL, Upchurch GR. Current concepts in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg 2003; 38: 584-8.

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