Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 210, Issue 2 , Pages 166-177 , February 2010

Impact of Obesity on Outcomes after Open Surgical and Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Abstract presented at the 94th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Surgical Forum, San Francisco, CA, October 2008.

  • Owen N. Johnson III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC
    • Department of Surgery, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Anton N Sidawy, MD, Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving St NW (112), Washington, DC 20422
    • ,
  • James M. Scanlon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Roger Walcott, MD

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Subodh Arora, MD, MBBS, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Robyn A. Macsata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Richard L. Amdur, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • William G. Henderson, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado Health Outcomes Program, Denver, CO

Received 23 July 2009 ,Revised 16 October 2009 ,Accepted 21 October 2009.

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Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 210, Issue 2 , Pages 166-177 , February 2010

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