Endovascular Stent-Grafts for Thoracic A
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H Eggebrecht; D Baumgart; U Herold; S Rasusch; Chr Naber; M Haude; J Barkhausen;
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Diseases of the descending thoracic aorta pose a significant therapeutic challenge. The standard therapy for thoracic aneurysms or dissection is open surgical repair with prosthetic graft replacement of the diseased segment, requiring major thoracotomy. Despite important advances in sur