Endovascular Treatment of the Descending Thoracic Aorta
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[Endovascular treatment of descending thoracic aorta aneurysm].
BACKGROUND The natural history of aneurysms ends in rupture and death. In 1990 the first endovascular exclusion of an aneurysm, using an endoluminal graft implanted through the femoral arteries was performed. More recently, the same procedure has been used for aneurysms of the thoracic aorta. AIM To report our experience with endovascular treatment of thoracic aorta aneurysms. MATERIAL AND ...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1078-5884
DOI: 10.1016/s1078-5884(03)00150-3