The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 324-333 , August 2009

Infolding and collapse of thoracic endoprostheses: Manifestations and treatment options

  • Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD, H-3646 Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305-5642.
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  • R. Scott Mitchell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • ,
  • D. Craig Miller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • ,
  • Dominik Fleischmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • ,
  • Joan K. Frisoli, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • ,
  • Stephen T. Kee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • ,
  • Archana Verma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • ,
  • Michael P. Sheehan, MSN, RN, FNP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • ,
  • Michael D. Dake, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif

Received 4 September 2008 ,Revised 6 November 2008 ,Accepted 14 December 2008.

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PII: S0022-5223(08)02195-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.12.007

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 324-333 , August 2009

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