Video-assisted contralateral treatment for bronchial stump diastasis after left pneumonectomy

Chest

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 884-886

  Tsunezuka, Yoshio ^a   Sato, Hideo ^a   Kodama, Takamitsu ^a  

^a ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchial stump diastasis; Contralateral treatment; Lung cancer; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AZYGOS VEIN; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CASE REPORT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0034063543     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.3.884     Document Type: Article

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