Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the management of loculated empyema

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-178

  Cunniffe, M G ^a   Maguire, D ^a   McAnena, O J ^a   Johnston, S ^a   Gilmartin, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Debridement; Empyema; Fibropurulent empyema; Lung; VATS; Videoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECORTICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMPYEMA; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; DEBRIDEMENT; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033960665     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900094     Document Type: Article

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