title: Current results of open total arch replacement versus hybrid thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aortic arch aneurysm: a meta-analysis of comparative studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale S. Andrea, La Sapienza, Università di Roma, Rome, Italy. u2benedetto@libero.it
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Benedetto
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Melina
authors.forename: Emiliano
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Angeloni
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Codispoti
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinatra
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome