Management of abdominal aortic prosthetic graft infection requiring emergent treatment

Angiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 491-495

  Mingoli, Andrea ^a   Sapienza, Paolo ^a   Di Marzo, Luca ^a   Sgarzini, Giovanna ^a   Burchi, Claudia ^a   Modini, Claudio ^a   Cavallaro, Antonino ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; AORTA PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EXPLANT; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; LERICHE SYNDROME; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REOPERATION; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030993042     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979704800603     Document Type: Article

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