Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 479-484 , September 2009

Long-term results of balloon-expandable LifePath endografts in abdominal aortic aneurysm: A single-center experience

  • Stefan Ockert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Stefan Ockert, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str 22, D-81675 Munich, Germany
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  • Hendrik von Tengg-Kobligk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Tanja Kippenhan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Patrick Kurz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostics and Interventional Radiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Dittmar Böckler, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
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  • Hardy Schumacher, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Received 22 February 2009 ,Accepted 8 April 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00888-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.026

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 479-484 , September 2009

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