Bronchoesophagopleural fistula after photodynamic therapy for malignant mesothelioma

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 283-284

  Luketich, James D ^a   Westkaemper, Jill ^a   Sommers, K Eric ^a   Ferson, Peter F ^a   Keenan, Robert J ^a   Landreneau, Rodney J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030199592     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(96)00177-4     Document Type: Article

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