Abdominal Fascial Enlargement to Relieve Obstruction of the Duodenum Caused by Novacor Left Ventricular Assist System

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 759-762

  Saito, Shunsuke ^a   Matsumiya, Goro ^a   Ichikawa, Hajime ^a   Matsue, Hajime ^a   Sekiya, Naosumi ^a   Sawa, Yoshiki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATRIZOATE;

ADIPOFASCIAL FLAP; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUODENUM OBSTRUCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SKIN FLAP; SMALL INTESTINE;

ABDOMEN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION; FASCIA; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM;

EID: 34347217037     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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