Technique to reduce air leaks after pulmonary lobectomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 361-364

  Venuta, Federico ^a   Rendina, Erino A ^a   De Giacomo, Tiziano ^a   Flaishman, Isac ^a   Guarino, Enrico ^a   Ciccone, Anna Maria ^a   Ricci, Costante ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air leaks; Bovine pericardium; Pulmonary lobectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPLER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL STAPLING;

EID: 0032051575     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00038-4     Document Type: Article

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