Aortoduodenal fistula complicated by acupuncture

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-242

  Chang, Sung A ^a   Kim, Yong Jin ^a   Sohn, Dae Won ^a   Park, Young Bae ^a   Choi, Yun Shik ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Aortoduodenal fistula

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; AORTODUODENAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEMATEMESIS; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 24944584093     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.12.035     Document Type: Letter

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