Mediastinitis and sternal dehiscence as a complication of median sternotomy. our therapeutic approach
Ibarra, F.; Alonso-Lej, F.
Annales de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardio-Vasculaire 13(1): 35-36
1974
ISSN/ISBN: 0066-2054 PMID: 4821759 Document Number: 74889
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