Innovations in the Surgical Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 363-374

  Tsao, KuoJen ^a,b   Lally, Kevin P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Diaphragmatic patch; Minimally invasive surgery; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HERNIOPLASTY; LAPAROTOMY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOPROSTHESIS; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROBOTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 84862154343     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: 15579840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2012.04.002     Document Type: Review

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