Platelets reflect the fate of type II endoleak after endovascular aneurysm repair

The management of type II endoleak (T2E) remains controversial because of the heterogeneous outcome. For blood-based screening to detect malignant T2E, we focused on platelets after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and compared them with the prognosis of T2Es.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - January 20, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Kentaro Inoue, Tadashi Furuyama, Shun Kurose, Shinichiro Yoshino, Ken Nakayama, Sho Yamashita, Koichi Morisaki, Masazumi Kume, Takuya Matsumoto, Masaki Mori Source Type: research