Techniques, complications, and pitfalls of endoscopic saphenectomy for coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 393-402

  Perrault, Louis P ^a   Kollpainter, Robert ^b   Pagé, Pierre ^a   Miles, Ronald G ^b   Tanguay, Daniel ^a   Carrier, Michel ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Wausau Heart and Lung Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENDOSCOPY; GAS EMBOLISM; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN SURGERY;

AGE FACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; OBESITY; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 22244451690     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2005.SCS13.x     Document Type: Review

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