Novel technique for volume reduction of giant left atrium: Simple and effective "spiral resection" method

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 378-380

  Sugiki, Hiroshi ^b   Murashita, Toshifumi ^a   Yasuda, Keishu ^b   Doi, Hirosato ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPIRAL RESECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 29144523537     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.10.022     Document Type: Article

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