The possibilities of greater omentum usage in thoracic surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 465-468

  Levashev, Yuri N ^a   Akopov, Andrei L ^a   Mosin, Igor V ^a  

^a State Research Centre for Pulmonology   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Greater omentum; Omentoplasty; Pedicle flap; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS FISTULA; GREATER OMENTUM; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; OMENTOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; TISSUE FLAP; TRACHEA RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, SQUAMOUS CELL; OMENTUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 0032950885     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00041-X     Document Type: Article

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