Video-assisted cervical thoracoscopy: a novel approach for diagnosis, staging and pleurodesis of malignant pleural mesothelioma

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 200-203

  Chamberlain, Martin H ^a   Fareed, Khalil ^a   Nakas, Apostolos ^a   Martin Ucar, Antonio E ^a   Waller, David A ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Mesothelioma; Staging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL NERVE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPE; NERVE PARALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURODESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; DRAINAGE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; PLEURODESIS; TALC; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 45549102572     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.03.034     Document Type: Article

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