Rapidly Polymerizing Hydrogel Prevents Balloon Dislodgement in a Model of Fetal Tracheal Occlusion

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 557-560

  Chang, Robert ^a   Komura, Makoto ^a   Andreoli, Steven ^a   Jennings, Russell ^a   Wilson, Jay ^a   Fauza, Dario O ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Fetal surgery; Fetus; Lung development; Pulmonary hypoplasia; Tracheal occlusion

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FETUS; HYDROGEL; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAMB; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; LUNG VOLUME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA; TRACHEA INJURY; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 16544383406     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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