The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 130, Issue 6 , Pages 1537-1541 , December 2005

Simultaneous management of congenital tracheal stenosis and cardiac anomalies in infants

  • Tsvetomir Loukanov, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiac Surgery and Paediatric Cardiology,
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Tsvetomir Loukanov, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Surgical Clinic, INF 110, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Christian Sebening, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiac Surgery and Paediatric Cardiology,
    • ,
  • Wolfgang Springer, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Herbert Ulmer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Siegfried Hagl, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiac Surgery and Paediatric Cardiology,

Received 5 June 2005 ,Revised 8 July 2005 ,Accepted 23 August 2005.

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PII: S0022-5223(05)01399-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.08.031

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 130, Issue 6 , Pages 1537-1541 , December 2005

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