Heart-lung transplantation in a patient with large aortopulmonary collaterals by means of an extended approach

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 543-544

  Kallenbach, Klaus ^a   Simon, Andre R ^a   Haverich, Axel ^a   Strüber, Martin ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTOPULMONARY SEPTAL DEFECT; ARTICLE; BLALOCK TAUSSIG ANASTOMOSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; REOPERATION; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 34447630613     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.02.039     Document Type: Article

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