The postpneumonectomy syndrome: clinical presentation and treatment

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 319-324

  Soll, Christopher ^a   Hahnloser, Dieter ^a   Frauenfelder, Thomas ^a   Russi, Erich W ^a   Weder, Walter ^a   Kestenholz, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mediastinum. Respiration disorders; Pneumonectomy; Postpneumonectomy syndrome; Prosthesis implantation; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESECTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTPNEUMONECTOMY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 58349096453     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.07.070     Document Type: Article

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