Aortoenteric fistula as a late complication of thrombolysis and bare metal stenting for perioperative occlusion of aortofemoral bypass

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 408-411

  Tshomba, Yamume ^a   Kahlberg, Andrea ^a   Marone, Enrico Maria ^a   Setacci, Francesco ^a   Logaldo, Davide ^a   Chiesa, Roberto ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AORTA PERFORATION; AORTA WALL; AORTOFEMORAL BYPASS; AORTOINTESTINAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEVER; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HEMATEMESIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; MELENA; NAUSEA; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STENT;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; AORTIC DISEASES; FISTULA; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STENTS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33746549790     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.04.040     Document Type: Article

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