Completion lobectomy after bilateral lung volume reduction for emphysema: Salvage option or fancy?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1212-1214

  Pompeo, Eugenio ^a,b   Mineo, Davide ^a,b   Bollero, Patrizio ^a,b   Rogliani, Paola ^a,b   Ambrogi, Vincenzo ^a,b   Mineo, Tommaso Claudio ^a,b  

^a Policlinico University Tor Vergata ^*

^b TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SALVAGE THERAPY; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 1842610585     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.11.054     Document Type: Article

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