Routine histological analysis of resected lung tissue in primary spontaneous pneumothorax - Is it justified?

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-138

  Khan, Omar A ^a   Tsang, Geoffrey M ^a   Barlow, Clifford W ^a   Amer, Khalid M ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Histology; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG BULLA; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURECTOMY; PNEUMATOCELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 33646132957     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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