The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 320-325 , February 2010

Concomitant surgery for renal neoplasm with pulmonary tumor embolism

  • Nihan Kayalar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Bradley C. Leibovich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Thomas A. Orszulak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Hartzell V. Schaff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Thoralf M. Sundt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Richard C. Daly, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • ,
  • Christopher G.A. McGregor, MB, FRCS, MD(Hons)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Christopher G. A. McGregor, MB, FRCS, MD(Hons) Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55905.

Received 12 February 2009 ,Revised 4 April 2009 ,Accepted 23 April 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00650-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.04.021

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 320-325 , February 2010

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