Hypoplasia of the descending thoracic and abdominal aorta: A case report and review of literature

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 296-299

  Celik, Turgay ^a   Kursaklioglu, Hurkan ^a   Iyisoy, Atila ^a   Turhan, Hasan ^b   Amasyali, Basri ^a   Kocaoglu, Murat ^a   Isik, Ersoy ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abdominal aorta; Descending thoracic aorta; Hypoplasia; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA HYPOPLASIA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOPLASIA; LIGATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THORACIC AORTA;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC COARCTATION; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES;

EID: 33751196598     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rti.0000213555.61752.3a     Document Type: Article

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