EJVES Extra
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 38-40 , September 2009

Renal Artery Aneurysms: Careful Investigation is Critical

  • M.G.A. Norwood

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK
    • ,
  • M.K. Salem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, LE2 7LX UK. Tel: +44 116 2523252; fax: +44 116 2523179.
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  • G. Markose

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Radiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK
    • ,
  • A.R. Naylor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK

Received 29 January 2009 ,Accepted 19 May 2009.

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PII: S1533-3167(09)00022-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2009.05.002

EJVES Extra
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 38-40 , September 2009

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