Ping-pong ball plombage for right postpneumonectomy syndrome in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1048-1051

  Morrow, Stephen E ^a   Glynn, Loretto ^a   Ashcraft, Keith W ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Plombage; Postpneumonectomy syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TRANSPOSITION FLAP; SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 0031867762     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90529-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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