Cavo atriopulmonary anastomosis via a nonprosthetic medial tunnel

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-40

  Kreutzer, Christian ^a,b   Schlichter, Andres ^a   Kreutzer, Guillermo ^a  

^a Children's Hospital   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL DE NIÑOS RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030850658     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1997.tb00086.x     Document Type: Article

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