Commentary on stent graft management of stable, uncomplicated type b aortic dissection

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 170-173

  Nienaber, Christoph A ^a   Ince, Hüseyin ^a  

^a ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; HUMAN; NOTE; STENT;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 35748954896     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: 15310027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003507305963     Document Type: Note

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