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European Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics 9/2003

01-09-2003 | Research Letter

A child with Kawasaki disease who survived after rupture of a coronary artery aneurysm

Authors: Geoffrey Chi-Fung Mok, Rita Yn-Tz Sung, Man-Ching Yam, Ahmed A. Arifi, Wynnie Wai-Man Lam, Tai-Fai Fok

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 9/2003

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We report on a child with Kawasaki disease complicated by the development of a giant coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) progressing to rupture, successfully resuscitated and treated by emergency coronary artery bypass. …
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Metadata
Title
A child with Kawasaki disease who survived after rupture of a coronary artery aneurysm
Authors
Geoffrey Chi-Fung Mok
Rita Yn-Tz Sung
Man-Ching Yam
Ahmed A. Arifi
Wynnie Wai-Man Lam
Tai-Fai Fok
Publication date
01-09-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 9/2003
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-003-1265-0

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