Postpneumonectomy empyema

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-126

  Jadczuk, Eugeniusz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bronchopleural fistulas; Empyema; Muscle flaps; Pnemonectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPYEMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRONCHUS FISTULA; FISTULA; LUNG TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURA EMPYEMA;

BRONCHIAL FISTULA; CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FISTULA; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; PLEURAL DISEASES; PNEUMONECTOMY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032133928     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00156-0     Document Type: Article

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