Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 6 , Pages 1658-1661 , December 2010

Aorto-left renal vein fistula is a rare complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm with unique clinical presentation

Received 21 May 2010 ,Accepted 14 July 2010.

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 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(10)01717-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.07.018

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 6 , Pages 1658-1661 , December 2010

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