Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 137-142 , March 2007

Management of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Infected with Campylobacter Fetus: A Case Report

  • Julie K. Tran
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  • Christian de Virgilio

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Christian de Virgilio, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, 1000 W. Carson Street, Box 25, Torrance, CA 90509, USA

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 Presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Southern California Vascular Surgical Society, La Quinta, California, May 13-15, 2005.

PII: S0890-5096(07)00066-0

doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2007.01.002

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 137-142 , March 2007

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