Chronic syphilitic aortic aneurysm complicated with chronic aortic dissection

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Cruz, Ricardo Pedrini ^a   Marrone, Luiz Carlos Porcello ^a   Marrone, Antnio Carlos Huf ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chronic aortic aneurysm; Chronic aortic dissection; Mediastinal widening; Syphilitic aortitis; Tertiary syphilis

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTITIS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BLADDER EMPTYING; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 78149358011     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.02.017     Document Type: Note

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