Thoracoscopic lung biopsy in infants and children with endoloops allows smaller trocar sites and discreet biopsies

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 120-122

  Ponsky, Todd A ^a   Rothenberg, Steven S ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEWBORN; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; THORACOSCOPY; VENTILATOR;

BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 39149131027     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2007.0161     Document Type: Article

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