Late Fracture and Longitudinal Disruption of a Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Stent Graft

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Sang Yoon Kim (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
Hyoung Woo Chang (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
Cheong Lim (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
Kay-Hyun Park (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital)

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