Cardiac surgery by transxiphoid approach without sternotomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 551-554

  Van De Wal, Henry J C M ^a,c   Barbero Marcial, Miguel ^b   Hulin, Sylvie ^a   Lecompte, Yves ^a  

^a INSTITUT HOSPITALIER JACQUES CARTIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Minimal invasive surgery; Transxiphoid approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STERNUM; SURGICAL APPROACH;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; STERNUM; XIPHOID BONE;

EID: 0031776413     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00070-0     Document Type: Article

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