Left subclavian artery aneurysm: Surgical repair via a sternal incision - A case report

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 557-561

  Balar, Nilesh ^a,b   Ganatra, Vipul ^a,b   Sampson, Lawrence N ^a,b   Reitknecht, Felice ^a,b   Gupta, Sushil ^a,b  

^a Guthrie Clinic ^*

^b GUTHRIE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SKIN INCISION; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

AGED; ANEURYSM; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 10344241971     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440403800610     Document Type: Review

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