The Surgeon
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 28-38 , February 2010

Recent advances in thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

  • A.M.T.L. Choong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Imperial College London, UK
    • Regional Vascular Unit, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Room 1029, Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Imperial College London (St Mary's Campus) 10th Floor, Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Wing, St Mary's Hospital, South Wharf Road, Paddington, London W2 1NY, UK. Tel.: +44 7780 604 020; fax: +44 20 7886 2216.
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  • R.E. Clough

      Affiliations

    • Regional Vascular Unit, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
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  • C. Bicknell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Imperial College London, UK
    • Regional Vascular Unit, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
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  • O. Warren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Imperial College London, UK
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  • M. Hamady

      Affiliations

    • Regional Vascular Unit, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
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  • M.P. Jenkins

      Affiliations

    • Regional Vascular Unit, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
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  • N.J.W. Cheshire

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Imperial College London, UK
    • Regional Vascular Unit, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK

Received 14 October 2009 ,Accepted 22 October 2009.

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The Surgeon
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 28-38 , February 2010

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