Laceration of the phrenic artery. A life-threatening complication after repair of pectus excavatum

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 193-194

  Paret, G ^a,b   Taustein, I ^a   Vardi, A ^a   Yellin, A ^a   Dekel, B ^a   Barzilay, Z ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Complications; Hemothorax; Pectus excavatum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY LESION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FUNNEL CHEST; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STERNUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIES; DIAPHRAGM; FUNNEL CHEST; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0029894625     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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