Isolated abdominal aortic rupture in a child due to all-terrain vehicle accident: A case report

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 289-292

  Lin, Peter H ^a,c   Barr, Virginia ^b   Bush, Ruth L ^a   Velez, Daniel A ^b   Lumsden, Alan B ^a   Ricketts, James ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; RETROPERITONEUM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0042767754     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440303700409     Document Type: Article

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