Dissection and rupture of the left subclavian artery presenting as hemothorax in a patient with von Recklinghausen's disease

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-119

  Yoshida, Kazunori ^a   Tobe, Satoshi ^a  

^a AKASHI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dissection and rupture of the left subclavian artery; Hemothorax; Von Recklinghausen's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTERY RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; RARE DISEASE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THORACOTOMY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 15544368166     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-005-0014-x     Document Type: Article

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