Rotational pericardial flap: An alternative tension-free technique for pericardial closure

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 510-511

  Kargar, Faranak ^a   Aazami, Mathias H ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; EPICARDIUM; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447635858     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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