Evaluation of the effects of surgical correction of left mediastinal displacement in children with pectus excavatum on pulmonary perfusion, using minimal radiation exposure

S. Shimoyama, T. Kobayashi, K. Ikeda, M. Seki, H. Mochizuki, A. Hamajima, S. Hatakeyama, T. Kobayashi, H. Arakawa (Shibukawa, Maebashi, Isehara, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Chest wall, diaphragm and pleura
Session: Chest wall, diaphragm and pleura
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 177

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