Pneumothorax masked by subcutaneous emphysema after laparoscopic nephrectomy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 457-458

  Stern, Jeffrey A ^a   Nadler, Robert B ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 3042846716     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/0892779041271599     Document Type: Article

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