Pyriform Sinus Perforation with Deep Neck Infection Caused by Transesophageal Echocardiography during Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - A case report - |
Chang, Hyoung-Woo
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National Hospital)
Yoo, Jae-Suk (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National Hospital) Hwang, Ho-Young (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National Hospital) Kim, Ki-Bong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National Hospital) |
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