Videothoracoscopic debridement of the postpneumonectomy space in empyema

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-286

  Hollaus, Peter H ^a   Lax, Franz ^b   Wurnig, Peter N ^b   Janakiev, Dan ^b   Pridun, Nestor S ^b  

^a Pulmologisches Zentrum   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bronchopleural fistula; Empyema; Pleural irrigation; Postpneumonectomy; Videothoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRIN GLUE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAVAGE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORACOSCOPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TUBE; VIDEOTAPE;

AGED; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; DEBRIDEMENT; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033198596     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00224-9     Document Type: Article

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