Computed Tomographic Assessment of the Surgical Risks Associated with Fibrocavernous Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Surgery Today

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 204-208

  Wu, Ming Ho ^a   Chang, Jia Ming ^a   Haung, Tsung Mao ^a   Cheng, Li Li ^a   Tseng, Yau Lin ^a   Lin, Mu Yen ^a   Lai, Wu Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cavity; Computed tomography; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Surgical risks

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG LOBE; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURA THICKENING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL RISK;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 1542285129     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-003-2692-2     Document Type: Review

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