The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 3 , Pages 841-842.e1 , March 2011

The “thymopericardial fat flap”: A versatile flap in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

  • Alain Wurtz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hôpital Albert Calmette, CHU Lille, 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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  • Francis Juthier, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle de Chirurgie Cardio-Vasculaire, Hôpital Cardiologique, CHU Lille, Lille, France
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  • Massimo Conti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hôpital Albert Calmette, CHU Lille, Lille, France
    • ,
  • André Vincentelli, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle de Chirurgie Cardio-Vasculaire, Hôpital Cardiologique, CHU Lille, Lille, France

Received 19 January 2010 ,Revised 23 June 2010 ,Accepted 6 July 2010.

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 Disclosures: Authors have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00725-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.07.005

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 3 , Pages 841-842.e1 , March 2011

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