Combined Transthoracic and Transtracheal Closure of Large Bronchopleural Fistulae

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-101

  Walser, Eric M ^a   Gomez, Guillermo ^b   Zwischenberger, Joseph B ^b   Ozkan, Orhan ^a   Pulnik, Jason ^a   Gouner, Chris ^a   Meisamy, Sina ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MATERIALS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POLYPROPYLENE MESH PATCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; TRACHEA; TRANSTHORACIC APPROACH; TRANSTRACHEAL APPROACH; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BRONCHIAL FISTULA; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; POLYPROPYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACOTOMY; TRACHEA;

EID: 1642377582     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109264204322973871     Document Type: Article

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