Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers of the infrarenal aorta: Life-threatening lesions

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-42

  Batt, Michel ^a   Haudebourg, P ^a   Planchard, P F ^a   Ferrari, E ^b   Hassen Khodja, R ^a   Bouillanne, P J ^a  

^a University Hospital of Nice University of Nice Sophia Antipolis   (France)

^b PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Abdominal aorta; Aortic ulcers; Atherosclerosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADVENTITIA; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTERY LESION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG ISCHEMIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPTICEMIA; SHOCK; STENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACIC AORTA; ULCER;

EID: 10344265499     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.09.025     Document Type: Article

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