Percutaneous Aortic Fenestration for Symptomatic Type B Aortic Dissection

Semin intervent Radiol 2017; 34(02): 220-224
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1602654

Trainee Corner

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Johnathan Fergus

¹Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

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Brian Funaki

¹Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

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