Surgical treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax by wedge resection without pleurodesis or pleurectomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 656-659

  Korner H ^a,b   Andersen, K S ^a   Stangeland, L ^a   Ellingsen, I ^a   Engedal, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Postoperative complaints; Spontaneous pneumothorax; Surgical treatment; Wedge resection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROBABILITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030345979     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80381-2     Document Type: Article

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