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Neurological Deficit Secondary to Spinal Cord Ischaemia after Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Repair for Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease: A Case Report

  • M.A.J. van den Broek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Atrium Medical Centre Parkstad, Henri Dunantstraat 5, 6419 PC, Heerlen, The Netherlands
    • Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • R.J. Nijenhuis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • W.H. Backes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • J.A.W. Teijink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Atrium Medical Centre Parkstad, Henri Dunantstraat 5, 6419 PC, Heerlen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 45 5766599; fax: +31 45 5766881.

Received 14 August 2008 ,Accepted 28 November 2008.

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☆ This report is based on a case that was presented at the case presentation session of the 22nd European Society for Vascular Surgery Meeting, September 2008, Nice, France.

PII: S1533-3167(08)00035-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2008.11.009

EJVES Extra
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