Acta Med. 2013, 56: 80-82
https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2014.28
“ELEPHANT TRUNK” AND ENDOVASCULAR STENTGRAFTING – A HYBRID APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT OF EXTENSIVE THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSM
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