Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages 24S-29S , December 2008

Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair in Japan: Experience with fenestrated stent grafts in the treatment of distal arch aneurysms

Received 26 May 2008 ,Accepted 8 August 2008.

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 Support for preparation of the manuscript was kindly provided to the authors by Japan Gore-Tex, Tokyo, Japan, without any financial compensation or obligation.

 STATEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST: These authors report that they have no conflicts of interest with the sponsor of this supplement article or products discussed in this article.

PII: S0741-5214(08)01388-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.037

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages 24S-29S , December 2008

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