Open thoracotomy and decortication for chronic empyema

Clinics

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 789-793

  Andrade Alegre, Rafael ^a   Garisto, Juan D ^a   Zebede, Salomón ^a  

^a Santo Tomas Hospital   (Panama)

Author keywords

Chronic empyema; Decortication; Pleural empyema; Treatment; Videothoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349098638     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322008000600014     Document Type: Article

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