Early endograft collapse following endovascular treatment of a traumatic thoracic aortic disruption: A case report

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 431-436

  Megalopoulos, A ^a   Soulountsi, V ^a   Vasiliadis, K ^b   Trellopoulos, G ^a   Bitzani, M ^b  

^a General Hospital George Papanikolaou   (Greece)

^b General Hospital of Kilkis   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aortic rupture; Diagnosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; THORACIC AORTA;

ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 70450179126     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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