Special compression sutures: A new surgical technique to achieve a quick decrease in shunt volume caused by diffuse hemangiomatosis of the liver

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 119-121

  Rokitansky, A M ^a   Jakl, R J ^a   Gopfrich H ^b   Voitl, P ^b   Anzbock W ^b   Wassipaul, M ^b   Sacher, M ^b   Hruby, W ^b  

^a LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^b Department of Paediatrics ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Compression sutures; Diffuse hemangiomatosis of the liver; High cardiac output heart failure

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION; HEART FAILURE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIGATION; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

CONSTRICTION; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES;

EID: 0032427411     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050456     Document Type: Article

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