Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of chronic empyema thoracis

Surgery Today

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-25

  Arcasoy, Murat O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decortication; Empyema; Thoracoscopy; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TUBE; VIDEORECORDING;

CHEST TUBES; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036161397     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s595-002-8107-2     Document Type: Article

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