Aortic suspension (aortopexy) for severe tracheomalacia in infants and children

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 573-577

  Weber, Thomas R ^a   Keller, Martin S ^a   Fiore, Andrew ^a   Andrassy, Richard ^b   Eidt, John ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Aortopexy; Tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

AORTA SURGERY; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNUM; SUTURING METHOD; THORACOTOMY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOMALACIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR RING;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AORTA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TRACHEAL DISEASES; TRACHEAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036911155     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)01054-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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