Safety and efficacy of video-assisted thoracic surgical techniques for the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1198-1204

  Naunheim, Keith S ^a   Mack, Michael J ^a   Hazelrigg, Steven R ^a   Ferguson, Mark K ^a   Ferson, Peter F ^a   Boley, Theresa M ^a   Landreneau, Rodney J ^a  

^a St Louis Mo Dallas Tex Springfield and Chicago Ill and Pittsburgh Pa ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE TABLES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL STAPLING; THORACIC SURGERY; THORACOSCOPY; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0028997282     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(95)70203-2     Document Type: Article

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