Medical Hypotheses
Volume 58, Issue 3 , Pages 187-192 , March 2002

Intraluminal rotatory device: a hypothesized new approach for the treatment of type B aortic dissections

Received 22 July 1996 ,Accepted 23 August 1996.

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doi: 10.1054/mehy.2001.0353

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 58, Issue 3 , Pages 187-192 , March 2002

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