Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 1265-1270 , December 2009

A comparative analysis of open and endovascular repair for the ruptured descending thoracic aorta

Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Fort Lauderdale, Fla, March 20-22, 2009.

  • Himanshu J. Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Mich
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Himanshu J. Patel, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Cardiac Surgery, CVC Room 5144, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, SPC 5864, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5864
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  • David M. Williams, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Narasimham L. Dasika, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • G. Michael Deeb, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Mich

Received 25 March 2009 ,Accepted 20 July 2009.

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 Competition of interest: Himanshu J. Patel, MD, has been paid consulting fees by and is on the speaker's bureau of WL Gore Inc, and Medtronic Inc. David M. Williams, MD, has been paid consulting fees and is on the speaker's bureau of WL Gore Inc.

 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)01564-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.07.091

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 1265-1270 , December 2009

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