Pleurectomy in primary pneumothorax: Is extensive pleurectomy necessary?

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 633-636

  Leo, F ^a   Pastorino, U ^a   Goldstraw, P ^a  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoscopic methods; Pleura surgery; Pneumothorax surgery; Surgical procedures; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLEURECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PLEURA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033815481     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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