Prevention and Management of Nerve Injuries in Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 509-515

  Auchincloss, Hugh G ^a   Donahue, Dean M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Complications; Peripheral nerve injury; Peripheral nerves; Physiology; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; REVIEW; STELLATE GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; THORAX SURGERY; VAGUS NERVE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; NEUROSURGERY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PROCEDURES;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84945251050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15585069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2015.07.012     Document Type: Review

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