A single-stage video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery procedure for simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax in a supine position

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-105

  Watanabe, S I ^a   Nakamura, Y ^a   Kariatsumari, K ^a   Sakasegawa, K I ^a   Mukaihara, K ^a   Sakata, R ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Pneumothorax; Supine position; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY;

ADULT; CHEST PAIN; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; SUPINE POSITION; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0038105945     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38992     Document Type: Article

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