Thoracoscopic management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax – a comparative study

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-74

  Gilliland, R ^a   McGuigan, J A ^a   McManus, K G ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

pneumothorax; thoracoscopy; thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0029941017     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: 13652931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13645709609153287     Document Type: Article

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