Aortopexy and bronchopexy for the management of severe tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia

Pediatrics International

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 104-106

  Ahel, Vladimir ^a   Banac, Srdjan ^a   Rožmanić, Vojko ^a   Vukas, Duje ^a   Dreščik, Ivan ^a   Ahel Jr , Vladimir ^a  

^a KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Aortopexy; Bronchomalacia; Bronchopexy; Children; Tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOMALACIA; BRONCHOPEXY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOMALACIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTA; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TRACHEAL DISEASES;

EID: 0037319504     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2003.01660.x     Document Type: Article

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