Sonographic diagnosis of a pseudoaneurysm in an intravenous drug abuser

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 104-107

  Ferrer Puchol, M D ^a   Esteban, J E ^a   Gil, J ^a   Guijarro, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Drug abuser; Pseudoaneurysm; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMORAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0033980810     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(200002)28:2<104::AID-JCU10>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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