Natural history of bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy: A review of 96 cases

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1391-1396

  Hollaus, Peter H ^a   Lax, Franz ^a   El Nashef, Basem B ^a   Hauck, Herwig H ^a   Lucciarini, Paolo ^a   Pridun, Nestor S ^a  

^a Pulmologisches Zentrum   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0031148988     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)00409-8     Document Type: Article

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