Intrapleural streptokinase in multiloculated empyema thoracis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 227-229

  Sharma, V P ^a   Guleria, R ^a   Gupta, R ^a   Sharma, S K ^a   Pande, J N ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA EMPYEMA; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOKINASE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031987711     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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