Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 150-157 , Summer 2009

Endovascular Treatment of Acute Descending Thoracic Aortic Dissections

  • Nimesh D. Desai, MD, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Nimesh D. Desai, MD, PhD, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 6th Floor, Silverstein Pavilion, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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  • Joseph E. Bavaria, MD

References 

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  2. Szeto WY, McGarvey M, Pochettino A, et al. Results of a new surgical paradigm: Endovascular repair for acute complicated type B aortic dissection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;86:87–93
  3. Blount KJ, Hagspiel KD. Aortic diameter, true lumen, and false lumen growth rates in chronic type B aortic dissection. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009;192:W222–W229

PII: S1522-2942(09)00064-6

doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2009.06.006

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 150-157 , Summer 2009

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