Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 1120-1127 , June 2007

Treatment of type II endoleak with a transcatheter transcaval approach: Results at 1-year follow-up

  • Giancarlo Mansueto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Morphological and Biomedical Sciences—Radiology Institute, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Giancarlo Mansueto, Department of Morphological and Biomedical Sciences–Institute of Radiology, University Hospital “GB Rossi,” Piazza LA Scuro 10, 37134 Verona, Italy.
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  • Daniela Cenzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Morphological and Biomedical Sciences—Radiology Institute, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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  • Alberto Scuro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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  • Leonardo Gottin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Surgery—Intensive Care Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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  • Andrea Griso, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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  • Andrew A. Gumbs, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian, and the University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell, New York, NY.
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  • Roberto Pozzi Mucelli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Morphological and Biomedical Sciences—Radiology Institute, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Received 27 October 2006 ,Accepted 25 January 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)00228-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.01.063

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 1120-1127 , June 2007

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