Minithoracoscopy: A Less Invasive Approach to Thoracoscopy

Chest

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1975-1977

  Tassi, Gianfranco ^a   Marchetti, Gianpietro ^a  

^a SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic thoracoscopy; Minithoracoscopy; Pleural effusions

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; THORACOSCOPY; TROCAR;

EID: 0242721190     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.124.5.1975     Document Type: Article

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