Resection for CMV ileitis in a patient supported by a left-ventricular assist device

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-106

  Aleksic, I ^a   Baryalei, M M ^a   Schorn, B ^a   Stohr G ^a   Busch, T ^a   Zenker, D ^a   Strauch, J ^a   Dalichau, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bowel surgery; Cytomegalovirus; Heart transplantation; Left ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACICLOVIR; ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; ERYTHROCYTE TC 99M; GANCICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEITIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROTOMY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY;

EID: 0031836926     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010202     Document Type: Article

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