Thoracoscopy: An update on therapeutic applications

Journal of Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 530-536

  Lee, Pyng ^a   Colt, Henri G ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory instruments; Key points to remember; Thoracoscopic view of parietal pleural metastases; Trocar insertion sites

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG NODULE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0346962974     PISSN: 0194259X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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