A novel instrument for the evaluation of the pleural space: An experience in 34 patients

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1530-1534

  Ernst, Armin ^a   Hersh, Craig P ^a   Herth, Felix ^a   Thurer, Robert ^a   LoCicero, Joseph ^a   Beamis, John ^b   Mathur, Praveen ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pleural diseases; Pleural effusion; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036436256     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.5.1530     Document Type: Article

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