Ruptured cervical aneurysm of the carotid artery - Case report of a rare disease

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 122-124

  Buerger, T ^a   Meyer, F ^a   Halloul, Z ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aneurysm complications; Carotid artery disease surgery; Cervical carotid aneurysm; Cervical tumour; Mycotic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RENAL DIALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031778027     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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