Endovascular grafts for treatment of traumatic injury to the aortic arch and great vessels

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 660-671

  Hershberger, Richard C ^a   Aulivola, Bernadette ^a   Murphy, Megan ^a   Luchette, Fred A ^a  

^a Division of Vascular Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial injury; Endovascular; Graft; Stent; Vascular

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH; ARTERY INJURY; AXILLARY ARTERY; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANGIOPLASTY; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; INJURY; PULMONARY ARTERY; STENT; THORACIC AORTA;

ANGIOPLASTY; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; HUMANS; PULMONARY ARTERY; STENTS;

EID: 70449131086     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b2894c     Document Type: Review

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