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Pseudoaneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta Caused by Acupuncture Therapy

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Acupuncture is a major treatment modality used in Oriental medicine to control chronic pain. However, several complications have been reported, including spinal cord injury, pneumothorax, and subcutaneous pseudoaneurysm, according to the puncture sites. We report the case of a pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta caused by acupuncture.

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  1. Division of Vascular Surgery,, , , , , , KR

    Dong-Ik Kim, Se-Ho Huh & Byung-Boong Lee

  2.  Division of Cardiology, and, , , , , , KR

    Duk-Kyung Kim

  3.  Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-Dong, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-710, South Korea, , , , , , KR

    Young-Soo Do

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Received: September 25, 2001 / Accepted: March 5, 2002

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Kim, DI., Huh, SH., Lee, BB. et al. Pseudoaneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta Caused by Acupuncture Therapy. Surg Today 32, 942–943 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950200188

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