Primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children: The role of CT in guiding management

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 508-511

  Choudhary, A K ^a,b   Sellars, M E K ^a   Wallis, C ^a   Cohen, G ^a   McHugh, K ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Pneumothorax; Radiology, in infants and children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPNEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CYST; LUNG SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; BLISTER; CHILD; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACOSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14844360341     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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