Video-assisted blebectomy using a flexible scope and a bleb implement

Surgery Today

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-243

  Yamamoto, Hidehiro ^a   Okada, Masayoshi ^a   Kanehira, Akio ^b   Tachibana, Shiro ^c   Saito, Hiroshi ^c   Maniwa, Yoshimasa ^a   Sakata, Kouji ^d   Shibagaki, Fumio ^e   Matsuda, Syouzo ^f   Kawamura, Munenori ^g  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Hyogo Children's Hospital   (Japan)

^c Shinnihon Seitetsu Hirohataseisakus ^*  (Japan)

^d Department of Surgery   (Japan)

^e Mitsu Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^f Department of Surgery   (Japan)

^g Kyowa Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bleb; Pneumothorax; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LUNG RESECTION; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0034029065     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005950050052     Document Type: Article

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