Improvement of air tightness of stapled lung parenchyma using fascia lata

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 503-505

  Molnar, Thomas F ^a   Rendeki, Szilard ^b   Lukacs, Laszlo ^a   Horvath, Örs Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Buttressing; Emphysaema; Postoperative air leakage; Staplers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FASCIA LATA; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG RESECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1642579520     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00126-9     Document Type: Article

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