Lung decortication for chronic empyaema: effects on pulmonary function and thoracic asymmetry in the late period

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 754-758

  Gokce, Mertol ^a   Okur, Erdal ^a   Baysungur, Volkan ^a   Ergene, Gokhan ^a   Sevilgen, Gokcen ^a   Halezeroglu, Semih ^a  

^a Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Decortication; Empyaema; Fibrothorax; Pulmonary function tests; Thoracic asymmetry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECORTICATION; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DEFORMITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; EMPYEMA, TUBERCULOUS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACIC WALL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69849090790     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.04.043     Document Type: Article

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