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Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Causing Acute Abdominal Aortic Obstruction and Bilateral Limb Ischemia

  • A. Doi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Narita Red Cross Hospital, 90-1, Iidacho, Narita, Chiba 286-8523, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. A. Doi, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Narita Red Cross Hospital, 90-1, Iidacho, Narita, Chiba 286-8523, Japan.
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  • A. Ishida

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8677, Japan
    • ,
  • M. Imamaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8677, Japan
    • ,
  • H. Shimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8677, Japan
    • ,
  • Y. Niitsuma

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8677, Japan
    • ,
  • M. Miyazaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8677, Japan

,Accepted 13 September 2007.

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PII: S1533-3167(07)00040-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2007.09.008

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