Advantages of the segmental nondivided intercostal muscle flap

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 485-

  Venuta, Federico ^a   Anile, Marco ^a   Rendina, Erino A ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; BRONCHUS; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LETTER; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MUSCLE FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

BRONCHI; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; PULMONARY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955439885     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.04.019     Document Type: Letter

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