Usefulness of thoracoscopic surgery in the diagnosis and management of thoracic diseases

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 767-771

  Petrakis, I ^a   Katsamouris, A ^a   Drossitis, I ^a   Bouros, D ^a   Chalkiadakis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biopsy methods; Thoracic diseases surgery; Thoracic surgical procedures, methods; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMPYEMA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG BULLA; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MEDIASTINUM CYST; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIUM CYST; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORACOSCOPE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 0034532706     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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