New electroablation technique following the first-line stapling method for thoracoscopic treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Chest

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 251-255

  Sawabata, Noriyoshi ^a   Ikeda, Masahito ^a   Matsumura, Akihide ^a   Maeda, Hajime ^a   Miyoshi, Shinichiro ^a   Matsuda, Hikaru ^a  

^a TONEYAMA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Bulla; Electrosurgical unit; Spontaneous pneumothorax; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CYST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPE; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0036152784     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.1.251     Document Type: Article

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