Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 694-700 , October 2006

Sac behavior after aneurysm treatment with the Gore Excluder low-permeability aortic endoprosthesis: 12-month comparison to the original Excluder device

  • Shan-e-ali Haider, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa
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  • Samer F. Najjar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
    • ,
  • Jae-Sung Cho, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa
    • ,
  • Robert Y. Rhee, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa
    • ,
  • Mark K. Eskandari, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
    • ,
  • Jon S. Matsumura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
    • ,
  • Michel S. Makaroun, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa
    • ,
  • Mark D. Morasch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mark D. Morasch, MD, Division of Vascular Surgery, 201 E Huron, #10-105, Chicago, IL 60611.

Received 23 March 2006 ,Accepted 20 June 2006.

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 Competition of interest: Drs Eskandari, Matsumura, and Morasch serve as consultants to W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc, and are on their speakers’ bureau. Dr Morasch receives research support from W. L. Gore & Associates. Dr Makaroun has a consulting agreement with W. L. Gore & Associates and receives research support from them.An earlier version of this manuscript was presented in the poster session at the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery Thirty-fourth Annual Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, March 8-11, 2006.

PII: S0741-5214(06)01123-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.06.018

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 694-700 , October 2006

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