Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 686-693 , April 2007

The effect of endograft relining on sac expansion after endovascular aneurysm repair with the original-permeability Gore Excluder abdominal aortic aneurysm endoprosthesis

Presented at the New England Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting, Sept 22-24, Boston, Mass.

Received 24 September 2006 ,Accepted 11 December 2006.

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 Competition of interest: Dr Fillinger receives grant and research support from WL Gore, M2S, Medtronic, and Lombard.

PII: S0741-5214(06)02261-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.12.025

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 686-693 , April 2007

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