Urgent inferior vena cava replacement with an autologous pericardium tube graft

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2101-2103

  Lam, B Khanh ^a   Pettersson, Gosta B ^a   Vogt, David P ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN GRAFT; VEIN SURGERY;

EID: 0347064164     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.04.002     Document Type: Article

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