Distal aortic surgery following arch replacement with a frozen elephant trunk

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 600-604

  Pichlmaier, Maximilian A ^a   Teebken, Omke E ^a   Khaladj, Nawid ^a   Weidemann, Jürgen ^a   Galanski, Michael ^a   Haverich, Axel ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic arch; Aortic operation; Endovascular procedures stents; Reoperation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA PROSTHESIS; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA THROMBOSIS; AORTIC ARCH SURGERY; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DESCENDING AORTA; DESCENDING AORTA SURGERY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REOPERATION; STENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49349095065     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.05.038     Document Type: Article

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