Diagnosis and management of blunt great vessel trauma

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages 181-192

  Von Segesser, Ludwig K ^a   Fischer, Adam ^a   Vogt, Paul ^b   Turina, Marko ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b University Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART CONTUSION; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC RUPTURE; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0030806023     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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