Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 852-858.e2 , October 2008

Endovascular treatment for carotid artery stenosis after neck irradiation

  • Jean-Pierre Favre, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jean-Pierre Favre, Cardiovascular Surgery, CHU Hôpital Nord, 42055 Saint-Etienne Cedex, France
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  • Alice Nourissat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Cancérologie de la Loire, Saint Priest en Jarez, France
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  • Ambroise Duprey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France
    • ,
  • Ghislain Nourissat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France
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  • Jean Noël Albertini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France
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  • Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Radiology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Association Universitaire de Recherche en Chirurgie Vasculaire

Received 22 February 2008 ,Accepted 28 May 2008.

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PII: S0741-5214(08)00892-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.05.069

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 852-858.e2 , October 2008

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