Videothoracoscopic treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: A 6- year experience

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 357-361

  Cardillo, Giuseppe ^a   Facciolo, Francesco ^a   Giunti, Roberto ^a   Gasparri, Roberto ^a   Lopergolo, Michele ^a   Orsetti, Remo ^a   Martelli, Massimo ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL STAPLING; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034101731     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01299-0     Document Type: Article

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