The descending thoracic aorta as a source of arterial embolic disease: A case report

American Surgeon

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1079-1081

  Crutchfield, Edward H ^a   Katras, Tony ^a   Stanton Jr , Paul E ^a  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DESCENDING AORTA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; THROMBECTOMY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031760442     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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