Pectoralis major-rectus abdominis bipedicled muscle flap in the treatment of poststernotomy mediastinitis

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 618-622

  Roh, Tai Suk ^a   Lee, Won Jai ^a   Lew, Dae Hyun ^a   Tark, Kwan Chul ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; STERNOTOMY; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; STERNUM; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52049119026     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.01.044     Document Type: Article

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