Thoracoscopic diaphragmatic repair for refractory hepatic hydrothorax: Application of pleural flap and mesh onlay reinforcement

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-50

  Huang, Pei Ming ^a   Kuo, S W ^a   Lee, J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic defect; Hepatic hydrothorax; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; DIAPHRAGM REPAIR; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC HYDROTHORAX; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PLEURA; PLEURAL FLAP AND MESH ONLAY REINFORCEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; TISSUE REPAIR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROTHORAX; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL MESH; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32544440454     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865876     Document Type: Article

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