Stenting of the mainstem bronchus in children: A word of caution

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1420-1422

  Wells, Winfield J ^a,b   Hussain, Namath S ^a   Wood, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BRONCHIAL ARTERY; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS STENT; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG RESECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURGICAL RISK;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL ARTERIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; STENTS;

EID: 1842584713     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00893-2     Document Type: Article

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