Successive Stages of Mycotic Aortic Arch Aneurysm Development.
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چکیده
An 81-year-old male presented with an abscessed tumor of the cecum and complicated by a mycotic aneurysm of the aortic arch. We present successive stages of mycotic aneurysm development as seen on serial computerized tomography scans.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Aorta
دوره 3 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015