Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 180-183 , July 2001

The Food and Drug Administration approval of endovascular grafts for abdominal aortic aneurysm: An 18-month retrospective

Received 18 April 2001 ,Accepted 18 April 2001.

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 Competition of interest: nil.

☆☆ The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Food and Drug Administration.

 J Vasc Surg 2001;34:180-3.

★★ Reprint requests: Wolf Sapirstein, MD, Food and Drug Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd, Rockville, MD 20850 (e-mail: WYS@CDRH . FDA.GOV).

PII: S0741-5214(01)13747-X

doi: 10.1067/mva.2001.116440

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 180-183 , July 2001