Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 168-172 , March 2008

Endovascular Repair of a Ruptured Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm in a Patient with an Ascending Aortic Aneurysm: Hybrid Open Arch Reconstruction with Simultaneous Thoracic Stent-Graft Deployment within Elephant Trunk

  • Ahmed M. Abou-Zamzam Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: A. M. Abou-Zamzam, Jr., 11175 Campus Street, Suite 21123, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA
    • ,
  • Wayne Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA
    • ,
  • Nan Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA
    • ,
  • Anees Razzouk

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA

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 Presented at the Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Southern California Vascular Surgery Society, Coronado, CA, May 5th, 2007.

PII: S0890-5096(07)00302-0

doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2007.09.001

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 168-172 , March 2008

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