Intra Vascular Ultra Sound: One More Tool to Diagnose Aorto-duodenal Fistula

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 542-544

  Maternini, M ^a   Tozzi, P ^b   Vuilleumier, H ^a   Von Segesser, L K ^b  

^a General Surgery Department   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Aorto enteric fistula; Intra vascular ultrasound; Stent

Indexed keywords

LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; AORTA GRAFT; AORTODUODENAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GASTROSCOPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MELENA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC DISEASES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; DUODENAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 33749371011     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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