Abdominal aortic aneurysm after pulmonary transplantation: A case report

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 585-588

  Lokanathan, Ramesh ^a   Taylor, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034019896     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2000.101468     Document Type: Article

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