Thoracoscopic decortication

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 283-285

  Krasna, Mark J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Decortication; Empyema; Pleural effusion; Thoracoscopy; VATS

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECORTICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0031823542     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019509-199808000-00009     Document Type: Article

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