Editorial comment. Access to the heart by a trans-umbilical incision

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 775-

  Marty, Bettina ^a   Egger, Bernhard ^a  

^a Hopital Cantonal de Fribourg   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Minimal invasive; NOTES; Trans catheter aortic valve replacement

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISION; NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSUMBILICAL INCISION; UMBILICUS;

ANIMALS; AORTIC VALVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SUS SCROFA; UMBILICUS; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 69949084141     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.07.001     Document Type: Note

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