Commentary: Physician-Modified Fenestrated/Branched EVAR and Hybrid Techniques for Acute Thoracoabdominal Aortic Pathologies: Inequality When Comparing Alternative Options With Different Philosophies Does Not Equal Lower Quality

George S Georgiadis; Andreas Koutsoumpelis; Nikolaos Tsilimparis

doi:10.1177/1526602820934469

Commentary: Physician-Modified Fenestrated/Branched EVAR and Hybrid Techniques for Acute Thoracoabdominal Aortic Pathologies: Inequality When Comparing Alternative Options With Different Philosophies Does Not Equal Lower Quality

J Endovasc Ther. 2020 Oct;27(5):757-763. doi: 10.1177/1526602820934469. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

Authors

George S Georgiadis¹, Andreas Koutsoumpelis¹, Nikolaos Tsilimparis²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, "Democritus" University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Evros, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
² Department of Vascular Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital, Munich, Germany.

PMID: 32580674
DOI: 10.1177/1526602820934469

No abstract available

Keywords: branched stent-graft; endograft; endovascular aneurysm repair; fenestrated stent-graft; hybrid technique; physician-modified stent-grafts; surgeon-modified stent-graft; thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm.

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic* / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic* / surgery
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Humans
Socioeconomic Factors
Stents
Treatment Outcome