Endovascular Stent-graft Repair of an Aortobronchial Fistula: Case Report and Review of the Literature

EJVES Extra

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 123-125

  Saratzis, A ^a   Saratzis, N ^a   Fillipou, D ^a   Melas, N ^a   Kiskinis, D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aortic surgery; Aortobronchial fistula; Endofit; Endovascular surgery; Stent grafting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749663420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15333167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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