Is video-assisted thoracic surgery indicated in the first episode primary spontaneous pneumothorax?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 552-554

  Chou, Shah Hwa ^a   Cheng, Yu Jen ^a   Kao, Eing Long ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Recurrence; Spontaneous pneumothorax; Surgical indications

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA; PLEURAL ABRASION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 1642498149     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00143-9     Document Type: Review

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