The approach of fused fissures with fissureless technique decreases the incidence of persistent air leak after lobectomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-208

  Gómez Caro, Abel ^a   Calvo, Maria Jose Roca ^a   Lanzas, Juan Torres ^a   Chau, Ryan ^a   Cascales, Pedro ^a   Parrilla, Pascual ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complications; Lobectomy; Lung; Lung cancer; Surgery; Suture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILOBECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; LOBECTOMY; LUNG ARTERY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PNEUMONECTOMY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33846440084     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.11.030     Document Type: Article

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