Pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta caused by acupuncture therapy

Surgery Today

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 942-943

  Kim, Dong Ik ^a   Huh, Se Ho ^a   Lee, Byung Boong ^a   Kim, Duk Kyung ^a   Do, Young Soo ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Aorta; Pseudoaneurysm

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANEURYSM, FALSE; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036409162     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005950200188     Document Type: Article

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