Peroneal Neuropathy due to a Popliteal Aneurysm in a Patient with Infectious Endocarditis

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-117

  Özçakar, Levent ^a,b,c   Aknc, Ayen ^a,b   Aksoy, Duygu Yazgan ^a,b   Çetinkaya, Yeim ^a,b   Aydnl, Musa ^a,b  

^a Hacettepe University Medical School ^*

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERONEAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCULAR ANEURYSM;

EID: 1542317714     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0106-y     Document Type: Article

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