Segmental arterial mediolysis accompanied by renal infarction and pancreatic enlargement: a case report
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Segmental arterial mediolysis accompanied by renal infarction and pancreatic enlargement: a case report
INTRODUCTION Due to recent advances in imaging diagnostic techniques, there are an increasing number of case reports of segmental arterial mediolysis. However, there are only a limited number of reports on segmental arterial mediolysis-related abnormalities of abdominal organs other than the intestine. This report describes a case of segmental arterial mediolysis accompanied by abnormalities of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-307