Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 54-58 , 2009

Tetralogy of Fallot Repair: The Right Ventricle Infundibulum Sparing (RVIS) Strategy

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doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2009.02.001

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 54-58 , 2009