Management of a giant fluid-filled bulla by closed-chest thoracostomy tube drainage

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1772-1774

  Kirschuer, Lawrence S ^a,b   Stauffer, William ^a,b   Krenzel, Charles ^a,b   Duane, Peter G ^a,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullae; Closed thoracostomy tube drainage; Fluid containing bullae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LUNG BULLA; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0031008505     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.6.1772     Document Type: Article

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