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Nondissecting thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: Part I

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Panneton, J.M., Hollier, L.H. Nondissecting thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: Part I. Annals of Vascular Surgery 9, 503–514 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02143869

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