Superiority of end-to-end versus telescoped bronchial anastomosis in single lung transplantation for pulmonary emphysema

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 149-154

  Garfein, Evan S ^a   Ginsberg, Mark E ^a   Gorenstein, Lyall ^a   McGregor, Carlton C ^a   Schulman, Larry L ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; STENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035144853     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.110188     Document Type: Article

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