Thoracoscopic aortopexy for primary tracheomalacia in a 12-year-old

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Durkin, Emily T ^a   Krawiec, Marzena E ^a   Shaaban, Aimen F ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta; Pediatric; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOSCOPY; TRACHEOMALACIA;

AORTA, THORACIC; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; THORACOSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEAL DISEASES;

EID: 34347356435     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.04.029     Document Type: Article

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