Management of Infected Femoral Pseudoaneurysms in Intravenous Drug Abusers: A Review of 57 Cases

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 120-124

  Salimi, Javad ^a   Shojaeefar, Abulfazl ^a   Khashayar, Patricia ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Infected femoral pseudoaneurysm; Intravenous drug abuse; Vascular reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; INFECTED FEMORAL PSEUDOANEURYSM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; REVASCULARIZATION; SELF INJECTION; VEIN SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36549045566     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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