Mesh insertion as an aid for pleurodesis

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 173-175

  Sugarmann, W M ^a   Widmann, W D ^a,b   Mysh, D ^a   Sattari, R ^a  

^a Morristown Memorial Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pleura; Pneumothorax; Polyglactin 910; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; ENDOSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIPORE; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THORACOSCOPY;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ENDOSCOPY; MALE; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POLYETHYLENES; POLYGLACTIN 910; POLYPROPYLENES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SURGICAL MESH; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0030308035     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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