Thoracoscopic procedures for intrathoracic diseases: The present status

Respirology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-17

  Asamura, Hisao ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Pericardiectomy; Spontaneous pneumothorax; Thoracoscopy; Thymectomy; Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; PERICARDIOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACIC DISEASES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0032915340     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.1999.00154.x     Document Type: Review

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