Modified French Window as an Alternative to Thoracotomy for Complex Intrathoracic Pathology

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 685-687

  Marshall, M Blair ^a   Carter, Yvonne M ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DISSECTION; FASCIA; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MODIFIED FRENCH WINDOW; MUSCLE FLAP; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; SILK; SKIN INCISION; SUTURE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX SURGERY; VIDEORECORDING;

HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; PNEUMONECTOMY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 67650752082     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.11.068     Document Type: Article

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