Anterolateral minithoracotomies for the radical correction of congenital heart diseases

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 575-579

  Palma, Gaetano ^a   Giordano, Raffaele ^a   Russolillo, Veronica ^a   Cioffi, Sabato ^a   Palumbo, Sergio ^a   Mucerino, Marco ^a   Poli, Vincenzo ^a   Langella, Giuseppina ^a   Vosa, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Adult; Breast growth development; Cardiac surgical procedures methods; Child; Child, preschool; Esthetics; Heart defects, congenital surgery; Patient satisfaction; Pectoralis muscle growth development; Retrospective studies; Surgical procedures, minimally invasive methods; Thoracic surgery adverse effects methods; Thoracotomy methods; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COR TRIATRIATUM; DEATH; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG VEIN DRAINAGE ANOMALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PERICARDIUM CYST; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76149090823     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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