Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 714-721 , October 2009

Open surgical repair after failed endovascular aneurysm repair: Is endograft removal necessary?

  • David Nabi, MD
    • ,
  • Erin H. Murphy, MD
    • ,
  • Jimmy Pak, MD
    • ,
  • Christopher K. Zarins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Christopher K. Zarins, MD, Chidester Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Clark Center, 318 Campus Dr W, E350, Stanford, CA 94305-5431

Received 20 March 2009 ,Accepted 14 May 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01038-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.05.024

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 714-721 , October 2009

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