A novel surgical correction through a small transverse incision for pectus excavatum

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1951-1954

  Wang, Liang Shun ^a,b   Kuo, Kuang Tai ^a   Wang, Hao Wei ^a   Yang, Chia Hsin ^a   Chin, Taiwai ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; DRAIN; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; INCISION; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RIB CARTILAGE; SKIN INCISION; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 26844520919     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.05.029     Document Type: Article

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