The role of muscle flaps in pulmonary Aspergillosis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1147-1150

  Colwell, Amy S ^a   Mentzer, Steven J ^a   Vargas, Sara O ^a   Orgill, Dennis P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPYEMA; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG CAVITATION; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0037334127     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000046607.14806.09     Document Type: Article

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