'LIMA fissure' for a tension-free IMA graft in emphysema

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 561-562

  Rao, Podila Sita Rama ^a   Natarajan, Krishna M ^a   Morritt, Graham ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MAMMARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MAMMARY ARTERIES; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL STAPLING;

EID: 0031051296     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)01233-7     Document Type: Article

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