title: Is open repair still the standard for the descending and thoracoabdominal aorta?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute, Houston, Tex. Electronic address: Anthony.L.Estrera@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Estrera
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans