Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 999-1004 , November 2009

Acute management of aortobronchial and aortoesophageal fistulas using thoracic endovascular aortic repair

  • Frederik H.W. Jonker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
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  • Robin Heijmen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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  • Santi Trimarchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center “E Malan,” Policlinico San Donato IRCCS, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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  • Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery at the University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Bart E. Muhs, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sections of Vascular Surgery and Interventional Radiology, Departments of Surgery and Radiology at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Bart E. Muhs, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Radiology, Co-Director, Endovascular Program, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, BB-204, New Haven, CT 06510

Received 3 March 2009 ,Accepted 17 April 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00894-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.043

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 999-1004 , November 2009

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