Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 701-705 , October 2006

Endovascular stent graft repair for infected thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysms—a durable option?

Received 14 March 2006 ,Accepted 21 May 2006.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(06)01018-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.05.055

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 701-705 , October 2006

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