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Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms

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13.6 Conclusions

Short-term morbidity and mortality rates of stent graft treatment compare favourably with those of surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysms. It is already the best option in poor surgical candidates, but remains controversial in good surgical candidates because long-term results are unknown. Application on a larger scale, for uncomplicated type B dissections, cannot be considered before comparative studies have evaluated the long-term results of endovascular and medical treatments. A strong collaboration between cardiovascular surgeons, cardiologists and interventional radiologists is needed to guarantee perfect preoperative assessment and subsequent optimal endovascular treatment.

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Rousseau, H. et al. (2007). Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms. In: Cowling, M.G. (eds) Vascular Interventional Radiology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33255-8_13

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