Management of tuberculous empyema

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 251-254

  Al Kattan, Khaled M ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Empyema; Surgery; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PLEURA THICKENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRAINAGE; EMPYEMA, TUBERCULOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCTION;

EID: 0034163223     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00370-X     Document Type: Article

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