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Ermilo Echeverria-Ortegon1, Jose Luis Millet-Herrera1, Ricardo Méndez-Molina1

  • 1School of Medicine, Universidad Marista de Mérida, Periférico Norte Tablaje Catastral 13941, Temozón Nte, 97300 Mérida, Yuc.

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概括

这一案例突出显示了一名男性患者罕见的Takayasu动脉炎的表现,其特征是多重的大动脉动脉瘤,而不是典型的狭窄. 管理这些复杂的动脉瘤带来了独特的诊断和治疗挑战.

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