Artery Research
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 24-26 , March 2010

Multiple splenic artery aneurysms in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report, brief literature review and discussion

  • David Busel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, RM, Chile
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +56 94796195.
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  • Alonso Yanez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, RM, Chile
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  • Edgard Jimenez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, USA
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  • Christopher K. Johansen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, USA

Received 6 October 2009 ,Revised 13 November 2009 ,Accepted 2 December 2009.

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PII: S1872-9312(09)00314-7

doi: 10.1016/j.artres.2009.12.001

Artery Research
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 24-26 , March 2010

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