The effect of surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair on the coagulation system

Normal anatomy of the abdominal aorta The abdominal aorta commences as the descending thoracic aorta and pierces the diaphragm at the lower border of the body of the 12th thoracic vertebra (the diaphragmatic hiatus). The aorta then descends in the retroperitoneal space anterior to the vertebral bodi...

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Main Author: Franks, Sarah Caroline
Other Authors: Sayers, Robert ; Bown, M.J
Published: University of Leicester 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.529629