Bronchopleural Fistula Resulting from the Use of a Thoracic Vent

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1781-1784

  Jones, Alan E ^a   Knoepp, Louis F ^a   Oxley, D Davidson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchopleural fistula; Pneumothorax; Thoracic vent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS FISTULA; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT; FISTULA; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA DISEASE; PNEUMOTHORAX;

ADULT; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FISTULA; HUMANS; MALE; PLEURAL DISEASES; PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 0032238429     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.6.1781     Document Type: Article

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