Thoracoscopic approach of the internal mammary artery (IMA): A training model in pigs

Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 375-379

  Jiga, Lucian P ^a,c   Cristian, Horia ^b   Blidisel, Alexandru ^a   Sandra, Flavius ^a   Nistor, Alexandru ^a   Hoinoiu, Bogdan ^a   Dornean, Vlad ^a   Ionac, Mihai ^a  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b Department of Trauma Surgery   (Romania)

^c Pius Branzeu Center for Laparoscopic Surgery and Microsurgery   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; DISSECTION; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PLEURA CAVITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURVIVAL; SWINE; THORACIC CAVITY; THORACOSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DISSECTION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SWINE; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 47749118730     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20499     Document Type: Article

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