The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1240-1241 , November 2009

Near-fatal bleeding after transmyocardial ventricle lesion during removal of the pectus bar after the Nuss procedure

  • Frank-Martin Haecker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, University Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Frank-Martin Haecker, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery, University Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, PO Box, CH-4005 Basel, Switzerland.
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  • Tobias Berberich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, University Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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  • Johannes Mayr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, University Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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  • Franco Gambazzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Received 28 June 2008 ,Accepted 17 July 2008.

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PII: S0022-5223(08)01198-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.027

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1240-1241 , November 2009

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