Treatment of mycotic aneurysms with involvement of the abdominal aorta: Single-centre experience in 44 consecutive cases

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 450-456

  Dubois, M ^a   Daenens, K ^a   Houthoofd, S ^a   Peetermans, W E ^b   Fourneau, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abdominal aorta; Mycotic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859165386     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.07.017     Document Type: Article

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