Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 1505-1513 , June 2009

Transcatheter arterial embolization for the management of iatrogenic and blunt traumatic intercostal artery injuries

  • Andreas P. Chemelli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Michael Thauerer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Franz Wiedermann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    • ,
  • Alexander Strasak, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Health Economics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Josef Klocker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    • ,
  • Iris E. Chemelli-Steingruber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Iris Chemelli-Steingruber, MD, Department of Radiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Received 9 December 2008 ,Accepted 1 February 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00222-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.001

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 1505-1513 , June 2009

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