Cryorecanalization: A new approach for the immediate management of acute airway obstruction

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1427-1431

  Hetzel, Martin ^a   Hetzel, Juergen ^a   Schumann, Christian ^a   Marx, Nikolaus ^a   Babiak, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TUMOR BLEEDING;

EID: 2342431843     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.12.032     Document Type: Article

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