Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 1326-1332 , December 2009

Endovascular treatment of spontaneous dissections of the superior mesenteric artery

  • Ryan M. Gobble, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Eliott R. Brill, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Caron B. Rockman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Elizabeth M. Hecht, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Patrick J. Lamparello, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Glenn R. Jacobowitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Thomas S. Maldonado, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Thomas Maldonado, MD, Department of Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, 530 First Ave, Ste 6F, New York, NY 10016

Received 20 April 2009 ,Accepted 7 July 2009.

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 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01387-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.07.019

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 1326-1332 , December 2009

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