Inferior Epigastric Artery False Aneurysms: Review of the Literature and Case Report

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 182-186

  Georgiadis, G S ^a   Souftas, V D ^a   Papas, T T ^a   Lazarides, M K ^a   Prassopoulos, P ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall trauma; Inferior epigastric artery false aneurysm; Pseudoaneurysms

Indexed keywords

THROMBIN;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COMPRESSION THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FALSE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ANEURYSM, FALSE; ANGIOGRAPHY; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33846133685     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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