EJVES Extra
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 39-42 , April 2009

Unilateral Leg Oedema in Association with an Aortocaval Fistula

Received 22 September 2008 ,Accepted 5 December 2008.

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PII: S1533-3167(08)00037-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2008.12.003

EJVES Extra
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 39-42 , April 2009

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