Rectal Passage of Full-thickness Infarcted Left Colon Post-endovascular Stenting of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm-Report of a Case

EJVES Extra

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 132-135

  Beattie, G C ^a   Soong, C V ^a   Hannon, R J ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Colon cast; Endovascular stent graft

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749678595     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15333167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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