Maldeployment of the TAG thoracic endograft

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1032-1035

  Lee, W Anthony ^a   Martin, Tomas D ^a   Hess, Philip J ^a   Beaver, Thomas M ^a   Huber, Thomas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

AGED; ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CORSET; DEVICE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STENTS;

EID: 35548994058     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.06.035     Document Type: Article

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