Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax: The long-term benefit

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-290

  Ben Nun, A ^a   Soudack, M ^a   Best, L A ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SATISFACTION; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PNEUMOTHORAX; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 32944480866     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-0235-2     Document Type: Article

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