Intrathoracic free musculocutaneous flap after open-window thoracostomy for chronic empyema

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 237-239

  Shimizu, J ^a   Kinoshite, T ^b   Tatsuzawa, Y ^a   Kawaura, Y ^a   Ishikura, N ^b   Oda, M ^c  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic empyema; Free musculocutaneous flap; Microvascular surgery; Open window thoracostomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPYEMA; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACOSTOMY;

EID: 0034889693     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16112     Document Type: Article

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