Tuberculous false aneurysm of the femoral artery managed by endoluminal stent graft insertion

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 440-442

  Lagattolla, N R F ^a,b   Baghai, M ^a   Biswas, S ^a   Redington, A E ^a   Downie, A C ^a   Miburn, H J ^a   Taylor, P R ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEVER; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STENT; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034177261     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.1064     Document Type: Article

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