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Stenting in Zone II Stab Wounds of Carotid Arteries

  • T.B. Rangaka

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
    • Department of Radiology, University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dr. T.B. Rangaka, Department of Surgery, P O Box 231, Medunsa, Gauteng 0204, South Africa. Tel.: +27 12 5214153; fax: +27 12 5214467.
    • ,
  • M.C.M. Modiba

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
    • Department of Radiology, University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
    • ,
  • A. Scheepers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Received 24 July 2007 ,Accepted 11 March 2008.

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PII: S1533-3167(08)00006-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2008.03.002

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