The Surgical Treatment for Aorto-cutaneous Fistula after Open Heart Surgery - A case report-
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Kim, Mi-Jung
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center)
Kim, Byung-Yul (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center) Shin, Yong-Chul (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center) Kim, Woo-Shik (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center) Jeong, Seong-Cheol (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center) Song, Chang-Min (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center) |
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