title: Choice of the operative approach in two cardiosurgical patients assisted by preoperative computed tomography. Case report.
abstract: The perioperative course of two patients is exemplified to demonstrate the significance of the preoperative thoracic computed tomography for the selection of a proper surgical approach.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Klinikum Mainz, West Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hake
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schild
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oelert
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed