Helical EndoStaples enhance endograft fixation in an experimental model using human cadaveric aortas

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1726-1733

  Melas, Nikolaos ^a,b   Perdikides, Theodosios ^a   Saratzis, Athanasios ^c   Saratzis, Nikolaos ^b   Kiskinis, Dimitrios ^b   Deaton, David H ^d  

^a Hellenic Air Force Hospital   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANASTOMOSIS; AORTA; APTUS ENDOSTAPLE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPLANTATION; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILASTIC TUBE; STAPLER; STENT; SUTURING METHOD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES;

EID: 84861229212     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.11.048     Document Type: Article

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