Staged repair of extensive aortic aneurysms: Morbidity and mortality in the elephant trunk technique

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 24, 2001, Pages 2938-2942

  Safi, Hazim J ^a   Miller III, Charles C ^a   Estrera, Anthony L ^a   Huynh, Tam T T ^a   Rubenstein, Forrest S ^a   Subramaniam, Mahesh H ^a   Buja, L Maximilian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0035846553     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc4901.100362     Document Type: Article

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