Endovascular treatment of a tuberculous infected aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta: A word of caution

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 786-788

  Labrousse, Louis ^a   Montaudon, Michel ^a   Le Guyader, Alexandre ^b   Choukroun, Emmanuel ^a   Laurent, François ^a   Deville, Claude ^a  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL RISK; THORACIC AORTA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGED; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC RUPTURE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; TUBERCULOSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 34548839090     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.05.038     Document Type: Article

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