RT Book, Section A1 Moffatt-Bruce, Susan D. A1 Mitchell, R. Scott A2 Cohn, Lawrence H. A2 Adams, David H. SR Print(0) ID 1144166744 T1 Endovascular Therapy for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Disease T2 Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 5e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071844871 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144166744 RD 2024/10/12 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.