Surgical Approach to Vascular Complications of Intravenous Drug Abuse

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 397-401

  Yegane, R A ^a   Salehi, N A ^a   Ghaseminegad, A ^a   Bahrami, F ^a   Bashashati, M ^a   Ahmadi, M ^a   Hojjati, M ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Infected deep vein thrombosis; Infected pseudoaneurysm; Ligation; Revascularization

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EDEMA; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ANEURYSM, FALSE; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33748436405     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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