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Higher prevalence of splenic artery aneurysms in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: Vascular imp...

Higher prevalence of splenic artery aneurysms in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: Vascular imp...

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Higher prevalence of splenic artery aneurysms in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: Vascular implications and risk factors

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Higher prevalence of splenic artery aneurysms in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: Vascular implications and risk factors

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2020-01, Vol.15 (1), p.e0226681-e0226681

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) is a rare but potentially fatal condition. Rupture results in 25% mortality up to 75% in pregnant women with 95% fetal mortality. Brief reports suggest an increased risk of developing SAA in patients with HHT.
We analyzed enhanced multidetector CT data in 186 HHT patients matched (gender and ± 5 year old) with 186 c...

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Higher prevalence of splenic artery aneurysms in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: Vascular implications and risk factors

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2344207827

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2344207827

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1932-6203

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1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0226681

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