Staged proximal deployment of the Zenith TX2 thoracic stent-graft: A novel technique to improve conformance to the aortic arch

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 598-602

  Kölbel, Tilo ^a   Resch, Timothy A ^a   Dias, Nuno ^a   Björses, Katarina ^a   Sonesson, Björn ^a   Malina, Martin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Proximal conformance; Sealing stent apposition; Stent graft apposition; Stent graft modification; Thoracic aorta; Thoracic stent graft; Trigger wire

Indexed keywords

GLASS;

AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA ARCH; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; STENT GRAFT; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71949109190     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/09-2787.1     Document Type: Article

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