A technique of aortic graft replacement in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm
repair is described. The author's experience with the surgical adjuncts of
cerebrospinal fluid drainage and distal aortic perfusion, and the evolutio
n and rationale of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm classification are disc
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national Society for Cardiovascular Surgery. Published by Elsevier Science
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