Mediastinitis following median sternotomy: CT findings

Radiology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 463-466

  Jolles, Howard ^a   Henry, Daniel A ^a   Roberson, John P ^a   Cole, Timothy J ^a   Spratt, John A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mediastinitis; Mediastinum, abscess,; Mediastinum, CT; Surgery, complications

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY;

EID: 0029862510     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.201.2.8888241     Document Type: Article

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