Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 1112-1116 , May 2009

A population-based analysis of endovascular versus open thoracic aortic aneurysm repair

Presented at the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nev, Mar 7, 2008.

  • Babak J. Orandi, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich
    • ,
  • Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Section of General Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich
    • ,
  • G. Michael Deeb, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich
    • ,
  • Himanshu J. Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich
    • ,
  • Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr, MD, Section of Vascular Surgery, CVC 5463, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5867

Received 17 September 2008 ,Accepted 9 December 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)02257-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.12.024

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 1112-1116 , May 2009

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