EJVES Extra
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 81-82 , December 2006

A Pseudoaneurysm Secondary to Fracturing of a Calcified Superficial Femoral Artery: An Unusual Cause of Lower Limb Swelling Following Colonic Anterior Resection

  • D.T. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Mr. D.T. Williams, MD, Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Vascular and General Surgery, Department of Vascular Surgery, Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2PW. UK.
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  • F.R. Khan
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  • S. Rehman
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  • G.T. Watkin

,Accepted 12 September 2006.

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PII: S1533-3167(06)00079-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2006.09.004

EJVES Extra
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 81-82 , December 2006

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