Surgical treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax with video-assisted thoracic surgery

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 409-411

  Freixinet, J ^a   Canalis, E ^b   Rivas, J J ^c   Rodriguez De Castro, F ^a   Torres, J ^c   Gimferrer, J M ^b   Sanchez Lloret, J ^b  

^a Hospital Nuestra Senora del Pino   (Spain)

^b Clinico Y Provincial Barcelona   (Spain)

^c Dept of Thoracic Surgery ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

pneumothorax; primary spontaneous pneumothorax; spontaneous pneumothorax; thoracoscopy; video assisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0031054822     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10020409     Document Type: Article

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