The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 32-34 , July 2010

Hepatic Artery Aneurysm Erosion into the Stomach: An Unusual Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding

  • Sotirios Papafragkou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Sotirios Papafragkou, md, Department of Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center, 126 Ava Drive, East Meadow, NY 11554
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  • Lioudmila Haimovici, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York
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  • Edwin Gonzalez, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York
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  • Leonard Barrett, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York
    • Department of Vascular and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York
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  • Elizabeth Cirincione, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York
    • Department of Colorectal Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York

Received 12 March 2007 ,Revised 13 August 2007 ,Accepted 5 November 2007.

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PII: S0736-4679(08)00462-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.11.112

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 32-34 , July 2010

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