Persistent late post-pneumonectomy spontaneous pneumothorax: A challenging case

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 477-479

  Cesario, Alfredo ^a   Kawamukai, Kenji ^a   Margaritora, Stefano ^a   Granone, Pierluigi ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bullectomy; Pneumonectomy; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LUNG BULLA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBE;

EID: 1642457212     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00121-X     Document Type: Article

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