Early detection of occult bronchopleural fistula after routine standard pneumonectomy

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 264-267

  Misthos, Panagiotis ^a,c   Konstantinou, M ^a   Kokotsakis, J ^b   Skottis, I ^a   Lioulias, A ^b  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b SISMANOGLIO HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bronchopleural fistula; Microfistula; Pneumonectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

AGED; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL DISEASES; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33745309582     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-872975     Document Type: Article

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