Successful thoracoscopic lung biopsy in children utilizing preoperative CT-guided localization

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 970-973

  Partrick, David A ^a,b   Bensard, Denis D ^a,b   Teitelbaum, Daniel H ^a,b   Geiger, James D ^a,b   Strouse, Peter ^a,b   Harned, Roger K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Localization; Lung biopsy; Minimally invasive surgery; Oncology; Radiology; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0036300481     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.33820     Document Type: Conference Paper

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