Right extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant mesothelioma via median sternotomy or thoracotomy?. Short- and long-term results

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 759-764

  Edwards, John G ^a   Martin Ucar, Antonio E ^a   Stewart, Duncan J ^a   Waller, David A ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extrapleural pneumonectomy; Malignant mesothelioma; Sternotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG COMPLICATION; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CISPLATIN; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MESOTHELIOMA; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047191952     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.01.061     Document Type: Article

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