A new technique for prosthetic reconstruction of the superior vena cava

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 192-194

  D'Andrilli, Antonio ^a   Ciccone, Anna Maria ^a   Ibrahim, Mohsen ^a   Venuta, Federico ^b   Rendina, Erino A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULAR TUMOR;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PNEUMONECTOMY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 33745215676     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.03.021     Document Type: Article

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