Closure of a bronchopleural fistula by midsternal approach in three patients with previous aortocoronary bypass grafting

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 141-143

  Barenbrug, P J ^a,b   Morshuis, W J ^a   Van den Bosch, J M ^a   Knaepen, P J ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortocoronary bypass grafting; Bronchopleural fistula; Sternotomy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FATAL OUTCOME; FISTULA; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL DISEASES; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STERNUM;

EID: 0030844810     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00158-9     Document Type: Article

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