Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 363-372 , Winter 2009

Endoleaks After Endovascular Aortic Stent-Grafting: Impact, Diagnosis, and Management

  • Thomas G. Gleason, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Thomas G. Gleason, MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease, UPMC, 200 Lothrop Street, PUH C-718, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.11.005

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