Late complication of bovine pericardium patches used for lung volume reduction surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1059-1061

  Provencher, Steeve ^a   Deslauriers, Jean ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Metalloptysis; Pericardial staples; Reduction surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL STAPLING;

ANIMALS; BIOPROSTHESIS; CATTLE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL STAPLING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0038047947     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(03)00155-6     Document Type: Article

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