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A giant fusiform aneurysm of the external carotid artery branch in an infant

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, 8 HakDong, Dong-Gu, Gwangju, 501-757, Republic of Korea

    Jong-Myong Lee & Sung-Pil Joo

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Lee, JM., Joo, SP. A giant fusiform aneurysm of the external carotid artery branch in an infant. Acta Neurochir 152, 1431–1433 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-010-0625-6

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