Late infection of an endovascular stent graft with septic embolization, colonic perforation, and aortoduodenal fistula

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 263-266

  Ghosh, Jonathan ^a   Murray, David ^a   Khwaja, N ^a   Murphy, Michael O ^a   Halka, Anatassi ^a   Walker, Michael G ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTODUODENAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; COLON PERFORATION; DEVICE INFECTION; EMBOLISM; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTIVE ANEURYSM; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC EMBOLISM; STENT;

EID: 33646501710     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-006-9006-2     Document Type: Article

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