Right parasternal incision: A uniform minimally invasive approach for valve operations

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 271-272

  Lazzara, Robert R ^a,b   Kidwell, Francis E ^a  

^a ST CHARLES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b 1501 NE Medical Center Dr ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB CARTILAGE; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STERNUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 0031883139     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01074-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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