Commentary: Are EndoAnchors up to the Challenge of a Hostile Proximal Neck?

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abdominal aortic aneurysm endovascular aneurysm repair stent-graft aortic neck mural thrombus calcification conical neck hostile neck short neck angulated neck type I endoleak migration EndoAnchor

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