Tension pneumothorax caused by the argon beam coagulator during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2162-

  Shanberg, Allan M ^a   Zagnoev, Michael ^a   Clougherty, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argon; Electrocoagulation; Laparoscopy; Nephrectomy; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; NEPHRECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER REIMPLANTATION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0036837448     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64342-X     Document Type: Article

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