Evaluation of an aortic stent graft for use in surgery on esophageal cancer involving the thoracic aorta: Experimental study

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 231-239

  Sasahara, Hiroko ^a   Sueyoshi, Susumu ^a   Tanaka, Toshiaki ^a   Fujita, Hiromasa ^a   Shirouzu, Kazuo ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aortic resection; Aortoesophageal fistula; Endovascular stent graft; Esophageal cancer; Esophagectomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA SURGERY; AORTOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; STENT; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 3042791072     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-004-0116-x     Document Type: Article

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