The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 5 , Pages 1157-1162 , November 2007

Surgery for infected aneurysm of the aortic arch

  • Ron-Bin Hsu, MD
    • ,
  • Fang-Yue Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Fang-Yue Lin, MD, National Taiwan University Hospital, No 7, Chung-Shan S Rd, Taipei, Taiwan 100, ROC.

Received 6 April 2007 ,Revised 2 July 2007 ,Accepted 10 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.07.009

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 5 , Pages 1157-1162 , November 2007

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