Suprarenal Clostridium septicum aortitis with rupture and simultaneous colon cancer

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 825-829

  Mohamed, Hussein K ^a   Elliott, Bruce M ^a   Brothers, Thomas E ^a   Robison, Jacob G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA GRAFT; AORTITIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; CONSTIPATION; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33845913489     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-006-9073-4     Document Type: Article

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