Long-term follow-up of thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis for primary spontaneous pneumothorax

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 757-760

  Gyorik S ^a   Erni, S ^a   Studler, U ^a   Hodek Wuerz, R ^a   Tamm, M ^a   Chhajed, P N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Pneumothorax; Talc; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

TALC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PLEURECTOMY; PLEURODESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SMOKING; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOSCOPY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; RECURRENCE; SMOKING; TALC; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 34147133372     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00122106     Document Type: Article

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