Addressing persistent false lumen flow in chronic aortic dissection: The Knickerbocker technique

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 117-122

  Kölbel, Tilo ^a   Carpenter, Sebastian W ^a   Lohrenz, Christina ^a   Tsilimparis, Nikolaos ^a   Larena Avellaneda, Axel ^a   Debus, Eike Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aortic dissection; Endovascular repair; False lumen; Sac thrombosis; Stent graft; Thoracic aorta; Thoracic aortic aneurysm; Type B dissection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84894266119     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/13-4463MR-R.1     Document Type: Article

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