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A case of a 15-year evolution of a coral reef aortic lesion
A Monnot1, B Pochulu1, S Godier2
1Service de chirurgie vasculaire, CHU de Rouen, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France.
Journal De Medecine Vasculaire
|April 29, 2019
Abstract:
We are reporting here the 15-year history of a patient affected by a chronic and evolutive coral reef aorta successfully treated by repeated revascularization.
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Aorte thoracique et thoraco-abdominaleAortic calcificationsCalcifications aortiquesCoral reef aortaLésion coralliforme de l’aorteOpen repeated revascularizationRevascularisations chirurgicales répétéesThoracic and thoracoabdominal aortaMore Related Videos
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