Median sternotomy for the resection of bilateral pulmonary metastases in children

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 560-563

  Goncalves De Oliveira Filho A ^a   Sbragia Neto, L ^a   Epelman, S ^a,b  

^a Boldrini Children's Cancer Center   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Median sternotomy; Pediatric oncology; Pulmonary metastases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; NEPHROBLASTOMA; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPLER; STERNOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PULMONARY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STERNUM;

EID: 0031729177     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050403     Document Type: Article

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