Buttressing staple lines with bovine pericardium in lung resection for bullous emphysema

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 297-299

  Santambrogio, L ^a   Nosotti, M ^a,b   Baisi, A ^a   Bellaviti, N ^a   Pavoni, G ^a   Rosso, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air leak reduction; Bullectomy; Bullous emphysema; Mechanical stapler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG INJURY; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPLER;

EID: 0031771109     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017439850139906     Document Type: Article

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