Combined lung volume reduction surgery and thoracic aortic aneurysm resection

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 509-510

  Zannini, P ^a   Carretta, A ^a   Chiesa, R ^a   Melissano, G ^a   Venturino, M ^a   Robuschi, M ^a   Damato, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Seregno Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, thoracic surgery; Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS); Pulmonary emphysema, surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; VITAL CAPACITY;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0031729153     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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