Ruptured hepatic artery aneurysm in polyarteritis nodosa: A case report and literature review

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 904-906

  Choy, Christina W K ^a,b   Smith, Peter A ^a   Frazer, Christopher ^a   Jeffrey, Gary P ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Polyarteritis nodosa; Ruptured hepatic artery aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA;

EID: 0031470074     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb07624.x     Document Type: Article

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