Saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm: clear cause of exquisite back pain.

BMJ Case Rep

Department of Vascular Surgery, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral, UK.

Published: July 2012

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-006327DOI Listing

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