Microvascular vastus lateralis muscle flap for chronic empyema associated with a large cavity

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 866-869

  Chen, Hung Chi ^a,b   Santamaria, Eric ^a,b   Chen, Hern Hsin ^a,b   Cheng, Ming Huei ^a,b   Chang, Chauhsiung ^a,b   Tang, Yueh Bih ^a,b,c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WOUND CLOSURE;

AGED; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0032962810     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)01324-1     Document Type: Article

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