Aortoventricular fistula secondary to blunt trauma: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 713-715

  Siavelis, Harry A ^a   Marsan, Richard ^a   Marshall, Wendy J ^a   Maull, Kimball ^a,b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL FISTULA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030699997     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199710000-00029     Document Type: Article

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