Additional right parasternal incision without thoracotomy provides alternative access for hepatic resection

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-157

  Tono, Takeshi ^a   Kanoh, Toshiyuki ^a   Nakano, Yoshiaki ^a   Iwazawa, Takashi ^a   Matsui, Shigeo ^a   Yano, Hiroshi ^a   Kinuta, Masakatsu ^a   Okamura, Jun ^a   Monden, Takushi ^a  

^a OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatic resection; Liver access; Parasternal incision

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; LIVER RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB CARTILAGE; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0037310527     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)01201-1     Document Type: Article

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