Video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication for management of postpneumonic pleural empyema

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-324

  Kim, Bo Young ^a   Oh, Bong Suk ^b   Jang, Won Chae ^b   Min, Yong Il ^b   Park, Young Kyu ^b   Park, Jong Cheol ^a  

^a Miraero 21 Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Decortication; Pleural empyema; Thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLEEDING; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4644235644     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.06.009     Document Type: Article

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