Influence of bulla volume on postbullectomy outcome

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 233-238

  Baldi, S ^a   Palla, A ^a   Mussi, A ^a   Falaschi, F ^a   Carrozzi, L ^a   Giuntini, C ^a   Angeletti, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bullous emphysema; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Outcome; Radiographic bulla volume; Surgery

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BULLECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG BULLA; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG SURGERY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NITROGEN WASHOUT; PLETHYSMOGRAPH; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0034821028     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2001/479653     Document Type: Article

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