EJVES Extra
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages e53-e56 , November 2009

Venous Aneurysms – An Uncommon but Potentially Life-Threatening Disease: A Case Report

Received 8 January 2009 ,Accepted 15 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2009.04.003

EJVES Extra
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages e53-e56 , November 2009