Endovascular Repair and Immunosuppressants as a Multidisciplinary Approach for an Often Forgotten Vasculitis
Toon Allaeys1, Paul Hollering1
1Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, ZNA Middelheim Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
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