Outcome after Ligation of Infected False Femoral Aneurysms in Intravenous Drug Abusers
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arterial ligation for infected femoral psuedo-aneurysm in drug injecting abusers
pseudo-aneurysm of the femoral artery is the most common arterial complication in drug injecting abusers. scholars in vascular surgery have published debating statements regarding techniques of successful surgical management during last two decades. we present the results of simple arterial ligation in a series of 32 patients presenting with infected femoral pseudo-aneurysm. most of the patient...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1078-5884
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0976