Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages A62-A68 , February 2006

Techniques for large sheath insertion during endovascular thoracic aortic aneurysm repair

  • Shane S. Parmer, MD
    • ,
  • Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD, Division of Vascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

Received 22 October 2005 ,Accepted 31 October 2005.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(05)01892-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.10.063

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages A62-A68 , February 2006

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