Cosmetic Benefits of Lower Midline Skin Incision for Pediatric Open Heart Operation: A Review of 100 Cases

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 55-58

  Komai, Hiroyoshi ^a   Naito, Yasuaki ^a   Fujiwara, Keiichi ^a   Noguchi, Yasuzo ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Cosmetic surgery; Pediatric open heart operation; Small incision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; SKIN INCISION; SKIN SCAR; STERNOTOMY; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; HEART SURGERY; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; STERNUM;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; STERNUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 0036484565     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02919665     Document Type: Conference Paper

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