Median sternotomy with bilateral bullous resection for unilateral spontaneous pneumothorax, with special reference to operative indications

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 615-620

  Ikeda, M ^a   Uno, A ^a   Yamane, Y ^a   Hagiwara, N ^a  

^a Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0023786590     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)35216-x     Document Type: Article

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