Intrathoracic transposition of the serratus anterior muscle flap - personal experience with 65 consecutive patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 669-673

  Botianu, Petre Vlah Horea ^a   Botianu, Alexandru Mihail ^a   Dobrica, Adrian Cristian ^a   Bacarea, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Flap; Intrathoracic transposition; Serratus anterior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE ATRESIA; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; RASTELLI PROCEDURE; REOPERATION; RIGHT VENTRICLE TO PULMONARY ARTERY CONDUIT; RISK FACTOR; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPURATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 78649328567     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.04.039     Document Type: Article

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