Minimally invasive treatment of thoracic empyema

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 77-81

  Simmers, T A ^a   Jie, C ^a   Sie, B ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Pleural effusion; Pleural empyema; Pneumonia; Thoracocentesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032898354     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013115     Document Type: Article

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