Safe and Simplified Salvage Technique for Exposed Implantable Cardiac Electronic Devices under Local Anesthesia |
Jung, Chang Young
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine)
Kim, Tae Gon (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) Kim, Sung-Eun (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) Chung, Kyu-Jin (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) Lee, Jun Ho (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) Kim, Yong-Ha (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) |
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