Erosion of the Nuss bar into the internal mammary artery 4 months after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 394-397

  Adam, Laura A ^a   Meehan, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Hemothorax; Nuss procedure; Pectus excavatum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CHEST PAIN; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNNEL CHEST; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOSCOPY; THROMBOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38949087917     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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