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Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Superficial Palmar Arch: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Journal of Hand and Microsurgery

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  1. Department of Vascular Surgery, “Democritus” University of Thrace, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, 68100, Dragana, Alexandroupolis, Greece

    Nikolaos Schoretsanitis, Efthimios Beropoulis, Chris Argyriou, George S. Georgiadis & Efstratios Georgakarakos

  2. 2nd Department of Surgery, “Democritus” University of Thrace, Medical School, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece

    Erchan Moustafa

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Schoretsanitis, N., Moustafa, E., Beropoulis, E. et al. Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Superficial Palmar Arch: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Hand Microsurg 7, 230–232 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12593-015-0183-5

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