Spontaneous hemothorax caused by a ruptured intercostal artery aneurysm in von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 286-289

  Chang, Wei Chou ^a   Hsu, Hsian He ^a   Chang, Hung ^a   Chen, Cheng Yu ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aneurysm, ruptured; Embolization, therapeutic; Hemothorax; Neurofibromatosis 1; Thoracic arteries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; MAMMARY ARTERY;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; THORACIC ARTERIES;

EID: 33646354827     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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