Patent ductus arteriosus masquerading as traumatic aortic rupture at aortography: The complementary role of transesophageal echocardiography

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2 I, 1999, Pages 169-171

  Smith, Jason C ^a   Smith, Douglas C ^a   Ahrar, Kamran ^a   Bansal, Ramesh C ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta, injuries; Aortography; Ductus arteriosus; Echocardiography, transesophageal; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA INJURY; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HEMATOPNEUMOTHORAX; HUMAN; MALE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032998269     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(99)70460-4     Document Type: Article

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