Isolated right atrial appendage (RAA) rupture in blunt trauma - A case report and an anatomic study comparing RAA and right atrium (RA) wall thickness

World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Figueiredo, Adoniram M ^a   Poggetti, Renato S ^a   Quintavalle, Fabio G ^a   Fontes, Beichor ^a   Dalva, Moise ^a   Younes, Riad N ^a   Jatene, Fabio B ^a   Birolini, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 34247875909     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-2-5     Document Type: Article

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