Endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms: A review

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1370-1387

  Thurnher, Siegfried A ^a   Grabenwöger, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Endoprosthesis; Interventional procedures; Stents

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; AORTA RUPTURE; ENDOPROSTHESIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; VASCULAR ACCESS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; RADIOGRAPHY;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 0036597305     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-001-1277-y     Document Type: Review

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