Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 993-999 , April 2010

Acute iatrogenic type A aortic dissection following thoracic aortic endografting

  • Gabriele Piffaretti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences - Vascular Surgery, Varese University Hospital - University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gabriele Piffaretti, MD, Department of Surgical Sciences - Vascular Surgery, Varese University Hospital - University of Insubria, Viale Guicciardini 9, 21100 Varese, Italy
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  • Giovanni Mariscalco, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences - Cardiac Surgery, Varese University Hospital - University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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  • Matteo Tozzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences - Vascular Surgery, Varese University Hospital - University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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  • Vito Domenico Bruno, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences - Cardiac Surgery, Varese University Hospital - University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
    • ,
  • Andrea Sala, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences - Cardiac Surgery, Varese University Hospital - University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
    • ,
  • Patrizio Castelli, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences - Vascular Surgery, Varese University Hospital - University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

Received 5 August 2009 ,Accepted 14 October 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)02253-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.10.105

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 993-999 , April 2010

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