Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for spontaneous pneumothorax

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 217-219

  McCarthy, J F ^a,b   Lannon, D ^a   McKenna, S ^a   Wood, A E ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MALE; MORTALITY; PLEURECTOMY; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELEVISION CAMERA; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0030828104     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02944237     Document Type: Article

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