The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 387-393.e2 , August 2010

Surgical technique and results of tracheal and carinal replacement with aortic allografts for salivary gland–type carcinoma

  • Alain Wurtz, MD

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    • Pôle de Chirurgie Thoracique, CHU de Lille, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Alain Wurtz, MD, Pôle de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hôpital Albert Calmette, CHU Lille, F59037 Lille Cedex, France.
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  • Henri Porte, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle de Chirurgie Thoracique, CHU de Lille, France
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  • Massimo Conti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle de Chirurgie Thoracique, CHU de Lille, France
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  • Catherine Dusson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle de d'Anesthésie-Réanimation Cardio-Thoracique, CHU de Lille, France
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  • Jacques Desbordes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle de d'Anesthésie-Réanimation Cardio-Thoracique, CHU de Lille, France
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  • Marie-Christine Copin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle de Pathologie, CHU de Lille, France
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  • Charles-Hugo Marquette, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinique des Maladies Respiratoires, CHU de Lille, France, Institut de Médecine Prédictive et de Recherche Thérapeutique, IFR 114, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lille 2, Lille, France, and EA4319, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France

Received 16 September 2009 ,Revised 21 December 2009 ,Accepted 3 January 2010.

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 This work was supported by the Ministère de la Santé et des Sport, the Agence de la Biomedecine and the RESPIR foundation.

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00230-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.01.043

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 387-393.e2 , August 2010

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