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Karck, M., Khaladj, N. (2006). The New Wave of Elephant Trunk Technique. In: Rousseau, H., Verhoye, JP., Heautot, JF. (eds) Thoracic Aortic Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-38309-3_11
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