Improved expandable prosthesis in postpneumonectomy syndrome with deformed thorax

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 526-528

  Tsunezuka, Y ^a   Sato, H ^a   Watanabe, S I ^a   Tamura, M ^a   Tsubota, M ^a   Seki, M ^a  

^a ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DEFORMITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031711835     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(98)70023-6     Document Type: Article

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