Lower mid-line skin incision and minimal sternotomy - A more cosmetic challenge for pediatric cardiac surgery

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 76-79

  Komai, Hiroyoshi ^a   Naito, Yasuaki ^a   Fujiwara, Keiichi ^a   Takagaki, Yusaku ^a   Nishimura, Yoshiharu ^a   Kawasaki, Sadao ^a   Nakamura, Takako ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cosmetic skin incision; Pediatric cardiac surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001876617     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951100003292     Document Type: Article

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