Asymptomatic giant pulmonary artery aneurysm in an elderly male patient

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 802-804

  Khalil, Mohamed Z ^a   Al Nozha, Mansour M ^a   Wani, Basheer A ^b  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b King AbdulAziz Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PULMONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANEURYSM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY;

EID: 3042854045     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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