Management of the recalcitrant postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula: The transsternal transpericardial approach

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-26

  Ginsberg, Robert J ^a   Saborio, David V ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchopleural fistula; Postpneumonectomy; Transsternal approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUBLICATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034769208     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/stcs.2001.22492     Document Type: Article

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