Anterior mediastinal mass in a patient with prior saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafting

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 572-576

  Trop, Isabelle ^a   Samson, Louise ^a   Cordeau, Marie Pierre ^a   Leblanc, Pierre ^a   Thérasse, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0032915597     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.2.572     Document Type: Article

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