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Endoluminal graft stenting of peripheral aneurysms: questionable results compared with conventional surgery
1Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Popliteal and femoral aneurysms can be treated by endoluminal graft stenting, instead of conventional surgery. Results in four cases suggest, however, that long-term results do not justify an endovascular approach.
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