Thoracoscopic aortopericardiosternopexy for severe tracheomalacia in toddlers

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1476-1478

  Schaarschmidt, Klaus ^a   Kolberg Schwerdt, Andreas ^a   Pietsch, Lisa ^a   Bunke, Klaus ^a  

^a Helios Center of Pediatric Surgery   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortopexy; Aortosternopexy; Apnea; Dying spells; Esophageal atresia; Expiratory stridor; Thoracoscopy; Tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

AORTA SURGERY; AORTOPERICARDIOSTERNOPEXY; AORTOSTERNOPEXY; APNEA; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STRIDOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THYMUS; TRACHEOMALACIA; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AORTA; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PERICARDIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STERNUM; TRACHEA DISEASE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AORTA; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PERICARDIUM; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; STERNUM; THORACOSCOPY; TRACHEAL DISEASES;

EID: 0036788977     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.35418     Document Type: Article

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