Cardiac bronchus: A rare cause of hemoptysis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 643-645

  Bentala, M ^a   Grijm, K ^a   Van der Zee, J H ^a   Kloek, J J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accessory cardiac bronchus; Bronchoscopy; Computed tomography; Hemoptysis

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY CARDIAC BRONCHUS; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BRONCHI; BRONCHOGRAPHY; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036805735     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00431-1     Document Type: Article

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