Novel use of a retroaortic innominate vein in cavopulmonary anastomosis

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 166-167

  Agarwal, Ravi ^a   Krishnan, Ganapathy Subramaniam ^a   Kulkarni, Snehal ^a   Bhatt, Kinnari ^a   Cherian, Kotturathu Mammen ^a  

^a Frontier Lifeline Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANASTOMOSIS; AORTA ARCH; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CASE REPORT; CAVOPULMONARY SHUNT; HUMAN; LUNG ATRESIA; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY STENOSIS; RETROAORTIC INNOMINATE VEIN; SIDE TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA; VEIN LIGATION;

BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; HEART BYPASS, RIGHT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ATRESIA; TRICUSPID ATRESIA;

EID: 33745199214     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.02.045     Document Type: Article

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