Superficial femoral vein as substitute for pulmonary artery reconstruction after resection for bronchovascular fistula

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 525-527

  Kotzampassaki, Nikos ^a   Corpataux, Jean Marc ^a   Pasche, Philippe ^a   Magnusson, L ^a   Ris, Hans Beat ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHOVASCULAR FISTULA; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; FEMORAL VEIN; FISTULA; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 48649092424     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.071     Document Type: Article

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