Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 903-906 , October 2009

Hybrid endovascular treatment of aneurysm degeneration in a rare right-aortic arch anomaly with Kommerell diverticulum

  • Paolo Frigatti, MD
    • ,
  • Franco Grego, MD
    • ,
  • Giovanni P. Deriu, MD
    • ,
  • Sandro Lepidi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Sandro Lepidi, MD, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova Medical School Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padova, Italy

Received 11 March 2009 ,Accepted 24 April 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01002-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.065

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 903-906 , October 2009

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