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Buerger’s disease in female: rare case report

Int Surg J. 2018;5(4):1571-1573.DOI10.18203/2349-2902.isj20181149

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Abstract

Thromboangiitis obliterans (Bureger’s disease) is a vascular disease characterized by a segmental, non-atherosclerotic inflammation of the small and medium-sized arteries and veins of the distal extremities mostly affecting young male smokers and rarely females. Only a few cases with histologic proof of the disease in females have ever been recorded in literature. We report a rare case of Buerger’s disease in a 55 years old female.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India

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