Endovascular treatment of the descending thoracic aorta

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 437-444

  Lambrechts, D ^a   Casselman, F ^a   Schroeyers, P ^a   De Geest, R ^a   D'Haenens, P ^a   Degrieck, I ^a  

^a Dept of Cardiovasc/Thoracic Surg ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Aortic isthmus rupture; Descending thoracic aorta; Endovascular; Stent graft; Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DESCENDING AORTA; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORTALITY; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STENT; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142134069     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(03)00150-3     Document Type: Article

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