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Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolus associated with a ruptured popliteal aneurysm – a cautionary note

Popliteal artery aneurysms representing 80% of peripheral artery aneurysms rarely rupture (a reported incidence of 0.1–2.8 %) and second commonest in frequency after aorto-iliac aneurysms. They usually present with pain, swelling, occlusion or distal embolisation and can cause diagnostic difficultie...

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Autores principales: Sanjay, Pandanaboyana, Lewis, Mike H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2231347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18096049
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-2-34