Pleuroscopy: Our initial experience in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 178-184

  Law, W L ^a   Chan, Johnny W M ^a   Lee, Samuel ^a   Ng, C K ^a   Lo, C K ^a   Ng, W K ^a   Ho, K K ^a   Mok, Thomas Y W ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b KOWLOON HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Pleural diseases; Pleural effusion; Safety; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MORTALITY; PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PLEUROSCOPY; SEDATION; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORACOSCOPY;

FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48749131318     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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