The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 131, Issue 3 , Pages 574-578 , March 2006

Surgical treatment for Kommerell’s diverticulum

  • Takeyoshi Ota, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe
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  • Kenji Okada, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe
    • ,
  • Shuichiro Takanashi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo
    • ,
  • Shin Yamamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki-Saiwai Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
    • ,
  • Yutaka Okita, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Yutaka Okita, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan 650-0017

Received 19 July 2005 ,Revised 9 September 2005 ,Accepted 7 October 2005.

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PII: S0022-5223(05)01749-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.10.012

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 131, Issue 3 , Pages 574-578 , March 2006

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