Is there a place for thoracoscopic debridement in the treatment of empyema in children?

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 88-91

  Tonz M ^a,b   Ris, H B ^a   Casaulta, Carmen ^a   Kaiser, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child; Empyema; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DECORTICATION; DISEASE DURATION; EMPYEMA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0034119133     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1072332     Document Type: Article

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