Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair with chimney and snorkel grafts: Indications, techniques and results

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1443-1451

  Patel, Rakesh P ^a   Katsargyris, Athanasios ^b   Verhoeven, Eric L G ^b   Adam, Donald J ^c   Hardman, John A ^d  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

^c BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Chimney technique; Endovascular repair

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA STENOSIS; BALLOON CATHETER; CARDIOVASCULAR CATHETER; CARDIOVASCULAR STENT; CATHETER SHEATH; CHIMNEY TECHNIQUE; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF EXPANDING STENT; SNORKEL GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888202074     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: 1432086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-013-0648-5     Document Type: Review

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