Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 8-14 , July 2009

Reporting mid- and long-term results of endovascular grafting for abdominal aortic aneurysms using the aortomonoiliac configuration

Received 22 October 2008 ,Accepted 19 December 2008.

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PII: S0741-5214(08)02293-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.12.054

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 8-14 , July 2009

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