Mycotic aneurysm of the infrarenal abdominal aorta infected by Clostridium septicum: A case report of surgical management and review of the literature

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 847-851

  Takano, Hiroshi ^a   Taniguchi, Kazuhiro ^b   Kuki, Satoru ^b   Nakamura, Teruya ^b   Miyagawa, Shigeru ^b   Masai, Takafumi ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILASTATIN; IMIPENEM;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; AGED; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0141988925     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00612-8     Document Type: Article

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