Tracheobronchial Wallstents for degenerated saphenous vein bypass grafts
β Scribed by Aliabadi, Darius ;Tilli, Frank V. ;Bowers, Terry R. ;Gangadhara, Vellappillil ;Berman, Aaron D. ;Safian, Robert D.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 523 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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β¦ Synopsis
The tracheobronchial Wallstent was employed as an endoluminal prosthesis in degenerated saphenous vein bypass grafts in three patients. This Wallstent has unique characteristics that make it potentially useful in patients with vein graft disease.
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