Present Need To Improve The Diagnosis and Outcome Measures For Aortic Vascular Graft and Endograft Infection: A Call To Action.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg

Vascular Endovascular & Transplant Surgery, Christchurch Hospital, Canterbury, New Zealand; University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. Electronic address:

Published: August 2023

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