Video-assisted thoracoscopic introduction of talc in the treatment of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 283-285

  Zijl, Jacco A C ^a   Sinninghe Damste, Henk E J ^a   Smits, Peter J H ^a  

^a TWENTEBORG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bullectomy; Spontaneous pneumothorax; Talc; Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS); Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; TALC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0034099792     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241500750009087     Document Type: Article

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