Thoracoscopic resection of posterior neurogenic tumors

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1129-1133

  Hazelrigg, Stephen R ^a,e   Boley, Theresa M ^a   Krasna, Mark J ^b   Landreneau, Rodney J ^c   Yim, Anthony P ^d  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Allegheny University   (United States)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; OPERATION DURATION; PARESTHESIA; PLEURA EFFUSION; THORACOSCOPY; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHEST TUBES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, NERVE TISSUE; NEOPLASMS, NEUROEPITHELIAL; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; NEURILEMMOMA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARESTHESIA; PLEURAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032707554     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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