Sternum sparing thoracotomy incisions in lung transplantation surgery: A superior technique to the clamshell approach

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 116-121

  Bittner, Hartmuth Bruno ^a   Lehmann, Sven ^a   Binner, Christian ^a   Garbade, Jens ^a   Barten, Markus ^a   Mohr, Friedrich Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Limited thoracotomy; Lung transplantation; Small incisions; Sternum sparing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLAMSHELL TECHNIQUE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCISION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERY; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REOPERATION; STERNUM SPARING THORACOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79955577763     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e3182166163     Document Type: Article

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