Pericardial cysts of the mediastinum

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 909-913

  Cangemi, V ^a,b   Volpino, P ^a   Gualdi, G ^a   Polettini, E ^a   Frati, R ^a   Cangemi, B ^a   Piat, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediastinal cyst; Mediastinal diseases surgery; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; ITALY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM CYST; PERICARDIUM CYST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SECRETION; THORACOTOMY; VIDEORECORDING; X RAY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL CYST; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIECTOMY; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033389256     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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