Repair of pectus excavatum deformities in children: A new perspective of treatment using minimal access surgical technique

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 419-424

  Wu, Peter C ^a   Knauer, Eric M ^a   McGowan, George E ^b   Hight, Donald W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Farmington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035047563     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.136.4.419     Document Type: Article

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