A single-center, mid-term study evaluating the efficacy of branched stent grafts in the treatment of aortic arch pathology in non-urgent patients
Department of Vascular Surgery, General Surgery and Angiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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