Diagnostic and therapeutic video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) following chest trauma

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 356-360

  Abolhoda, A ^a   Livingston, D H ^a   Donahoo, J S ^a   Allen, K ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Trauma; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOSTOMY; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0030883052     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00192-9     Document Type: Article

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