Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 69-73 , July 2008

Management of endoleaks associated with endovascular treatment of descending thoracic aortic diseases

Presented at the 2006 Vascular Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, June 1-4, 2006.

  • Ourania Preventza, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bayhealth Medical Center, Penn Cardiac Care, Dover, Del
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ourania Preventza, MD, Bayhealth Medical Center, Penn Cardiac Care, 640 S State St, Dover, DE 19901.
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  • Grayson H. Wheatley III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Ariz.
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  • Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Ariz.
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  • Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Ariz.
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  • James Williams, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Ariz.
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  • Dawn Olsen, PA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Ariz.
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  • Edward B. Diethrich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Ariz.

Received 16 August 2007 ,Accepted 17 February 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00283-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.02.032

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 69-73 , July 2008

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