Reconstruction of the right atrium using an extracellular matrix patch in a patient with severe mediastinal aspergillosis

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 290-292

  Wyler Von Ballmoos, Moritz ^a   Murtaza, Ghulam ^a   Gasparri, Mario ^a   Masroor, Saqib ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergilloma; Atrial reconstruction; Biomaterial; Mediastinal abscess; Xenograft

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATCH ANGIOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STEROID THERAPY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; XENOGRAFT;

EID: 84873805255     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22102612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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