A simple method to prevent internal thoracic artery tension: Single pericardio-thoracic suture technique

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 264-266

  Mansuroǧlu, Denyan ^a,b   Şişmanoǧlu, Mesut ^a   Ömeroǧlu, Suat Nail ^a   Kirali, Kaan ^a   Ipek, Gökhan ^a   Yakut, Cevat ^a  

^a KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Kosuyolu Kalp Egitim ve Arastirma H   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EMPHYSEMA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MEDIASTINUM; PERICARDIUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSION; THORAX WALL; VASCULAR SUTURE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HUMANS; MAMMARY ARTERIES; PERICARDIUM; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACIC DISEASES; THORAX;

EID: 2542506385     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2004.04069.x     Document Type: Article

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