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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;24:306
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Ossification of an intercostal flap after carinal resection: long-term concerns of a ‘protection maneuver’

^a Services of General Thoracic Surgery, Clinica Universitaria, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
^b Services of Oncology, Clinica Universitaria, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
^c Services of Radiology, Clinica Universitaria, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Received 4 March 2003; received in revised form 28 April 2003; accepted 28 April 2003.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +34-948-296-488; fax: +34-948-296-500
e-mail: wtorre@unav.es

Key Words: Intercostal muscle flap • Tracheal surgery • Postoperative complications

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This CT-scan shows an ossification of the flap of two intercostal muscles 6 months after a carinal resection with reconstruction of the tracheo-bronchial tree using . . . [Full Text of this Article]