Delayed presentation of foreign body reaction secondary to retained pacing wires

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 550-551

  Chung, Darryl A ^a   Smith, Edward E J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031685575     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00472-X     Document Type: Article

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