European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39 , Pages S5-S9 , March 2010

The Education System to Master Endovascular Aortic Repair in Japan – The Japanese Committee for Stentgraft Management

  • Y. Obitsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku 160-0023, Tokyo, Japan
    • Tel: +81 3 3342 6111; fax: +81 3 3342 6193.
    • ,
  • S. Ishimaru

      Affiliations

    • Toda Chuo General Hospital, 1-19-3 Honmachi Toda-shi, Saitama 335-0023, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel: +81 48 442 1111; fax: +81 48 441 0104.
    • ,
  • H. Shigematsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku 160-0023, Tokyo, Japan

Received 7 November 2009 ,Accepted 21 December 2009.

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☆ Presented at the XXIII Annual Meeting 3–6 September, 2009. European Society for Vascular Surgery, Oslo, Norway.

PII: S1078-5884(09)00664-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.12.024

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39 , Pages S5-S9 , March 2010

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