Cosmetic aspects in minimally invasive cardiac surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages

  Massetti, Massimo ^b   Nataf, Patrick ^a   Babatasi, Gerard ^b   Khayat, André ^b  

^a CENTRE CARDIOLOGIQUE DU NORD   (France)

^b CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

Author keywords

Cosmetic; Minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN INCISION; STERNOTOMY;

EID: 0032704591     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/16.supplement_2.s73     Document Type: Conference Paper

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