Femoral pseudoaneurysms in drug addicts

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 783-787

  Ting, Albert C W ^a   Cheng, Stephen W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; INGUINAL REGION; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; REVASCULARIZATION; TISSUE CULTURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, FALSE; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GROIN; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0030931132     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900306     Document Type: Article

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