A stent/graft assembly includes a tubular graft having an upstream end, a
downstream end and a tubular passage between the ends. The assembly also
includes a tubular stent having an upstream end, a downstream end and a
tubular passage. The upstream end of the tubular graft is affixed in
substantially end-to-end relationship with the downstream end of the
tubular stent. The affixation may employ sutures, bonding, hooks or the
like. The end-to-end connection may also require a slight overlapping to
ensure an adequate affixation. The end-to-end disposition of the tubular
graft and tubular stent reduces the cross-sectional profile of the
stent/graft assembly. One or more wires may extend from the tubular stent
through the tubular graft for anchoring near the downstream end of the
tubular graft. The wire prevents axial collapsing of the tubular graft
and provide radial support for the tubular graft.