Large neonatal thoracoabdominal aneurysm: case report and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1361-1364

  Buddingh, K Tim ^a,b,c   Zeebregts, Clark J ^a,b,c   Tilanus, Martijn E C ^a,b,c   Roofthooft, Marc T R ^a,b,c   Broens, Paul M A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c St Elisabeth Hospital Willemstad   (Netherlands Antilles)

Author keywords

Congenital abdominal aortic aneurysm; Neonate

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CELIAC ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; THORACIC AORTA; ULTRASOUND;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 47249123609     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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