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Catheter-delivered Transducer-tipped Ultrasound Thrombolysis of a Chronically Occluded Aortic Stentgraft Limb

  • L. Daniels

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, VU University Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • A.W.J. Hoksbergen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, VU University Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31204444517; fax: +31204443620.
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  • H.M.E. Coveliers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, VU University Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • R.J. Lely

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, VU University Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • J.H. Nederhoed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, VU University Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • W. Wisselink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, VU University Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 5 November 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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PII: S1533-3167(10)00002-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2009.12.001

EJVES Extra
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages e25-e27 , March 2010