TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Endovascular Therapy for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Disease A1 - Moffatt-Bruce, Susan D. A1 - Mitchell, R. Scott A2 - Cohn, Lawrence H. A2 - Adams, David H. PY - 2017 T2 - Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 5e AB - Patients with thoracic aortic disease pose many challenges. Frequently, these patients are older and present with multiple comorbidities. Additionally, the posterior location of the descending thoracic aorta requires a large thoracotomy incision, with its own inherent morbidity. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144166744 ER -