European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 682-692 , December 2007

Aortic Paraprosthetic-colonic Fistulae: A Review of the Literature

  • L.R. Leon Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS) – Vascular Surgery Section, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • University of Arizona Health Science Center (AHSC) – Division of Vascular Surgery, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. L. R. Leon Jr., MD, RVT, SAVAHCS – Department of Vascular Surgery, Chief AHSC – Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, 3601 South 6th Avenue. Vascular Surgery Section Room N259, Tucson, AZ 85723, USA.
    • ,
  • J.L. Mills Sr.

      Affiliations

    • Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS) – Vascular Surgery Section, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • University of Arizona Health Science Center (AHSC) – Division of Vascular Surgery, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • ,
  • S.B. Psalms

      Affiliations

    • Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS) – Vascular Surgery Section, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • ,
  • J. Kasher

      Affiliations

    • Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS) – Gastroenterology Section, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • ,
  • J. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS) – Gastroenterology Section, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • ,
  • D.M. Ihnat

      Affiliations

    • Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS) – Vascular Surgery Section, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • University of Arizona Health Science Center (AHSC) – Division of Vascular Surgery, Tucson, Arizona, USA

,Accepted 4 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.07.003

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 682-692 , December 2007

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