Incidental discovery of a dural arteriovenous fistula in a patient with activated protein C resistance.
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A dural arteriovenous fistula was discovered incidentally in a 58-year-old man with activated protein C resistance who underwent routine outpatient cerebral angiography for workup of multiple intracranial aneurysms.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 24 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003