Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 1265-1267 , May 2010

Traumatic arteriovenous fistula 52 years after injury

Presented at the Twenty-third Annual Meeting of the Eastern Vascular Society, Philadelphia, Pa, Sep 24-26, 2009.

Received 25 September 2009 ,Accepted 16 November 2009.

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PII: S0741-5214(09)02453-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.11.080

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 1265-1267 , May 2010