Development of simultaneous anastomotic false aneurysms at both ends of an autologous vein graft caused by methicillin-resistent Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 619-621

  Chan, Y C ^a   Morales, J P ^a   Burnand, K G ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anastomotic false aneurysm; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Sepsis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751241413     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2006.11679967     Document Type: Article

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