Left atrial myxoma: Presentation with acute aortic occlusion and 'resolution' of the primary tumor

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 687-689

  Van Der Mieren, G ^a   Duchateau, J ^b   Herijgers, P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute limb ischemia; Aortic occlusion; Embolization; Myxoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049105399     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2007.11680147     Document Type: Article

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