Lung herniation: a rare complication in minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 774-776

  Athanassiadi, Kalliopi ^a   Bagaev, Erik ^a   Simon, Andre ^a   Haverich, Axel ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior thoracotomy; Lung herniation; Minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HEMOPTYSIS; HERNIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LUNG HERNIATION; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY; THORAX WALL RECONSTRUCTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL MESH; THORACIC WALL; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 41949091453     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.01.027     Document Type: Article

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