Management of patients with "ex vacuo" pneumothorax after thoracentesis

Academic Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 980-986

  Ponrartana, Skorn ^a   LaBerge, Jeanne M ^a   Kerlan, Robert K ^a   Wilson, Mark W ^a   Gordon, Roy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ex vacuo pneumothorax; Malignant pleural effusion; Thoracentesis; Trapped lung syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23644446735     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2005.04.013     Document Type: Article

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