Herniated thoracic discs mimic cardiac disease: Three case reports

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 140, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 643-646

  Eleraky, M A ^a   Apostolides, P J ^a   Dickman, C A ^a   Sonntag, V K H ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac disease; Herniated disc; Thoracic disc; Thoracic endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISKECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0031840577     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050156     Document Type: Article

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