Asymptomatic profunda femoris artery aneurysm: Diagnosis and rationale for management

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 91-92

  Johnson, C A ^a   Goff, J M ^b   Rehrig, S T ^b   Hadro, N C ^b  

^a Raymond W Bliss Army Health Center   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral artery aneurysm; Profunda femoris artery aneurysm

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANEURYSM; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL ARTERY ANEURYSM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN GRAFT; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

POLITEF;

AGED; ANEURYSM; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036633507     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1699     Document Type: Article

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