Diaphragmatic repair of two cases of hepatic hydrothorax using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 229-232

  Ibi, Takayuki ^a   Koizumi, Kiyoshi ^a   Hirata, Tomomi ^a   Mikami, Iwao ^a   Hisayoshi, Takao ^b   Shimizu, Kazuo ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Mitaka Chuo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic defect; Diaphragmatic repair; Hepatic hydrothorax; Pleural effusion; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FIBRIN GLUE; INDIGO CARMINE; INDOCYANINE GREEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM DISEASE; DRAIN; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; X RAY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAPHRAGM; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; HYDROTHORAX; INSUFFLATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43549115236     PISSN: 18636705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-007-0221-8     Document Type: Article

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