Penetrating ulcers of the thoracic aorta: results from a single-centre experience

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 443-447

  Piffaretti, Gabriele ^a   Tozzi, Matteo ^a   Lomazzi, Chiara ^a   Rivolta, Nicola ^a   Riva, Francesca ^a   Maida, Simona ^a   Caronno, Roberto ^a   Laganà, Domenico ^a   Carrafiello, Giampaolo ^a   Cuffari, Salvatore ^a   Castelli, Patrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endovascular; Penetrating thoracic aortic ulcers; Stent graft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DESCENDING AORTA; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARAPLEGIA; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; THORACIC AORTA ULCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC DISEASES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; ULCER;

EID: 33947121200     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.073     Document Type: Article

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