Video-assisted thoracic surgery: A renaissance in surgical therapy

Respirology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-8

  Yim, Anthony P C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Thoracoscopy; VATS; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MEDIASTINUM CYST; PERICARDIOTOMY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL CYST; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; PLEURAL DISEASES; SPLANCHNIC NERVES; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACOSCOPES; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0032934946     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.1999.00155.x     Document Type: Review

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