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Neo-Femoral Artery Reconstruction with Autologous Bifurcated Great Saphenous Vein Graft in an 88-Year-Old Patient with a Large Infected Pseudoaneurysm Cover

Neo-Femoral Artery Reconstruction with Autologous Bifurcated Great Saphenous Vein Graft in an 88-Year-Old Patient with a Large Infected Pseudoaneurysm

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2025-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2457-5518 | Journal ISSN: 2457-550X
Language: English
Page range: 106 - 111
Submitted on: Jul 20, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 23, 2025
Published on: Sep 23, 2025
Published by: Asociatia Transilvana de Terapie Transvasculara si Transplant KARDIOMED
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Ludovic-Alexandru Szanto, Alexandru-Andrei Ujlaki-Nagy, Eliza Russu, Emil-Marian Arbănași, published by Asociatia Transilvana de Terapie Transvasculara si Transplant KARDIOMED
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