Vascular endostapling: New concept for endovascular fixation of aortic stent-grafts

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 499-503

  Donas, Konstantinos P ^a   Kafetzakis, Alexandros ^b   Umscheid, Thomas ^a   Tessarek, Jörg ^a   Torsello, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Harakleion University Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Endostaple; Endovascular aneurysm repair; Fixation; Proximal neck; Stent graft

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOPROSTHESIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STENT; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SURGICAL STAPLING; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 56349147908     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/08-2467.1     Document Type: Article

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