Methylene blue localizations of pulmonary nodules under CT-guidance: A new procedure used before thoracoscopic resections

International Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-17

  Wicky, S ^a   Mayor, B ^a   Schnyder, P ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Pulmonary nodules; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG NODULE; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOSCOPY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

COUGH; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030957280     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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