Elective surgery for giant bullous emphysema: A 5-year clinical and functional follow-up

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2043-2050

  Palla, Antonio ^a,d   Desideri, Massimiliano ^a   Rossi, Giuseppe ^c   Bardi, Giulio ^a   Mazzantini, David ^a   Mussi, Alfredo ^b   Giuntini, Carlo ^a  

^a Sezione di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Chirurgia   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UO Fisiopatologia Respiratoria   (Italy)

Author keywords

COPD; Pulmonary function test; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GIANT BULLOUS EMPHYSEMA; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG SURGERY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 27144461981     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.4.2043     Document Type: Article

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