Videothoracoscopic treatment of hepatic hydrothorax

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1468-1469

  Temes, R Thomas ^a,b   Davis, Michael S ^a   Follis, Fabrizio M ^a   Pett Jr , Stuart B ^a   Wernly, Jorge A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LIGATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0030856214     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01061-8     Document Type: Letter

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