A patient with two chronic posttraumatic aneurysms of the thoracic aorta.
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A case of successful replacement of two coexistent chronic post-traumatic aneurysms of the thoracic aorta is presented. Presumably, these aneurysms at the aortic isthmus and the descending thoracic aorta resulted from two different deceleration traumas.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
دوره 37 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989