Graft for mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm: Omental wrapping to prevent infection

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-16

  Kuniyoshi, Yukio ^a   Koja, Kageharu ^a   Miyagi, Kazufumi ^a   Uezu, Tooru ^a   Yamashiro, Satoshi ^a   Arakaki, Katuya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESCENDING AORTA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SHOCK; SURVIVAL; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

EID: 18144409062     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230501300103     Document Type: Article

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