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Case Report

Rapidly evolving large extracranial vertebral artery pseudoaneurysm in Behçet's disease: Case report and review of the literature

Sishir RaoDepartments of Radiology, Ben Taub General Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA;Department Internal Medicine (Rheumatology), Ben Taub General Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Sevith RaoDepartments of Radiology, Ben Taub General Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Luz Dhindsa-CastanedoDepartment Internal Medicine (Rheumatology), Ben Taub General Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Goetz BenndorfDepartments of Radiology, Ben Taub General Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 476-479 | Received 28 Jan 2013, Accepted 23 Apr 2013, Published online: 04 Mar 2014

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