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Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages e16-e18 , February 2010

Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Mycotic Aneurysm: A Case Report

  • D.K. Papadimitriou

      Affiliations

    • Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki, 2nd Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, G. Gennimatas Hospital, 41 Ethnikis Aminis str., 54635 Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30 2310963243.
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  • N. Kamargiannis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, G. Gennimatas Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • G.A. Pitoulias

      Affiliations

    • Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki, 2nd Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, G. Gennimatas Hospital, 41 Ethnikis Aminis str., 54635 Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • A. Pournaras

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, G. Gennimatas Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • E. Christakoudi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, G. Gennimatas Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • I.N. Vlachakis

      Affiliations

    • Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki, 2nd Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, G. Gennimatas Hospital, 41 Ethnikis Aminis str., 54635 Thessaloniki, Greece

Received 20 August 2009 ,Accepted 31 October 2009.

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PII: S1533-3167(09)00038-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2009.10.003

EJVES Extra
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages e16-e18 , February 2010