Mycotic aneurysms of the thoracic aorta: Repair with use of endovascular stent-grafts

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1 I, 1998, Pages 33-40

  Semba, Charles P ^a   Sakai, Toyohiko ^a   Slonim, Suzanne M ^b   Razavi, Mahmood K ^a   Kee, Steven T ^a   Jorgensen, Mark J ^a   Hagberg, Robert C ^c   Lee, Gerald K ^a   Mitchell, R Scott ^c   Miller, D Craig ^c   Dake, Michael D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm, mycotic; Aorta, aneurysm; Aorta, grafts and prostheses; Endovascular stent grafts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA PROSTHESIS; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031964821     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(98)70479-8     Document Type: Article

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