Transsternal approach to closure of bronchopleural fistulas after pneumonectomy. A fifteen cases report

Lung Cancer

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-47

  Beltrami, Vanni ^a   Angelici, Alberto ^a   Bertagni, Alessandro ^a   Bezzi, Marcello ^a   Ciulli, Andrea ^a   Forte, Angelo ^a   Gallinaro, Luca ^a   Illuminati, Giulio ^a   Montesano, Giuseppe ^a   Prece, Valentina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchopleural fistula; Pneumonectomy; Transsternal approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034085456     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5002(99)00136-1     Document Type: Article

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