The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages e20-e21 , July 2010

Mediastinoscopy-assisted ligation of an aberrant right subclavian artery through a supraclavicular approach

  • Narain Moorjani, MD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hahnemann University Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Narain Moorjani, MD, FRCS, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hahnemann University Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
    • ,
  • Nancy Mohsen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hahnemann University Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
    • ,
  • Percy Boateng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hahnemann University Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa

Received 10 March 2009 ,Revised 4 June 2009 ,Accepted 28 June 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00918-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.06.026

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages e20-e21 , July 2010

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