Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm after resection of an infected cardiac myxoma

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 233-235

  Guler, Niyazi ^a   Ozkara, Cenap ^b   Kaya, Yuksel ^a   Saglam, Enis ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aorta, abdominal; Aortic aneurysm surgery; Child; Coronary disease complications surgery; Embolism diagnosis pathology; Heart atria pathology surgery; Heart neoplasms complications diagnosis surgery; Myxoma complications diagnosis surgery ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; NAFCILLIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART MYXOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THROMBUS;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MITRAL VALVE; MYXOMA; PERITONEUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447542733     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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