Asymptomatic spontaneous rupture of a nonaneurismal visceral aorta

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 336-338

  Yada, Masaki ^a   Maze, Yasumi ^a   Tokui, Toshiya ^a   Shomura, Sekira ^a  

^a ISE RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic spontaneous rupture; Nonaneurismal visceral aorta; Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; AGED; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; FALSE ANEURYSM; FATALITY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RUPTURE;

AGED; ANEURYSM, FALSE; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 58749087882     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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