Popliteal venous aneurysm with pulmonary embolism

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 569-572

  Debing, E ^a   Vanhulle, A ^b   Verhaeghe, W ^a   Van Den Brande, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b Henri Serruys Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aneurysm complications; Aneurysm surgery; Anticoagulants administration and dosage; Phlebography; Popliteal vein; Pulmonary embolism etiology; Vena cava filters

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORAX PAIN; VEIN ANEURYSM; VENA CAVA FILTER;

AGED; ANEURYSM; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POPLITEAL VEIN; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RECURRENCE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENA CAVA FILTERS;

EID: 0031761749     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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