Unusual and Infrequent Indications for Thoracoscopy

International Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-20

  Dieter Jr , R A ^a   Dieter III, R A ^b  

^a Glen Ellyn Clinic   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastomycosis; Coronary grafting; Extrathoracic; Fistulous tracts; Thoracoscopy; Unusual foreign body

Indexed keywords

BLASTOMYCOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; PLEURA DISEASE; REVIEW; THORACOSCOPY;

BLASTOMYCOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDOSCOPY; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; PLEURAL DISEASES; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0031605155     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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