Value of video-assisted thoracic surgery in traumatic extrapleural hematoma

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-257

  Rashid, M A ^a,b  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Traumatic extrapleural hematoma; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEMATOMA; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0032886966     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013155     Document Type: Article

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