Pericardial flap for bronchial stump coverage after extrapleural pneumonectomy; is it feasible?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1255-1256

  Hamad, Abdel Mohsen ^a   Marulli, Giuseppe ^a   Sartori, Francesco ^a   Rea, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchopleural fistula; Complications; Extrapleural pneumonectomy; Pericardial flap

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS STUMP; EXTRAPLEURAL PNEUMONECTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; OPERATION DURATION; PERICARDIAL FLAP; PERICARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INJURY;

BRONCHI; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PNEUMONECTOMY; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 55949106652     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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