Does a thoracoscopic approach for surgical treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax represent progress?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-31

  Dumont, P ^a   Diemont, F ^a   Massard, G ^b   Toumieux, B ^a   Wihlm, J M ^b   Morand, G ^b  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Pleural abrasion; Pneumothorax; Video assisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPES; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSCOPES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0031053229     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)01021-4     Document Type: Article

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