INCIDENCE AND DETERMINANTS OF LOWER LIMB SALVAGE FOLLOWING ARTERIAL LIGATION IN INFECTED PSEUDOANEURYSM IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSERS
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Treatment of infected pseudoaneurysm in drug abusers: ligation or reconstruction?
BACKGROUND Recently, there has been an increase in the incidence of major vascular complications such as infected pseudoaneurysm due to intravenous drug use. OBJECTIVE For better understanding of the existing controversies regarding the optimal surgical management of infected pseudoaneurysm, the present study was conducted. METHODS Medical charts of 36 consecutive patients who underwent sur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ain Shams Medical Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2735-3540
DOI: 10.21608/asmj.2020.148958