In situ bending of thoracic stent grafts: Clinical application of a novel technique to improve conformance to the aortic arch

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1613-1616

  Kölbel, Tilo ^a   Dias, Nuno ^a   Resch, Timothy ^a   Holst, Jan ^a   Sonesson, Björn ^a   Malina, Martin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC STENT GRAFT; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; COMPLIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349137709     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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