ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Treatment of the aneurysms of descending aorta for intraluminal prosthesis (elephant trunk)

Honório Palma; João Alessio Juliano; Ruy Guilherme Rodrigues Cal; Dirceu Rodrigues de Almeida; Luiz Horitoshi Ota; Inês Abrantes Gianotti; José Carlos S Andrade; Ênio Buffolo

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76381989000300002

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