Chronic postpneumonic pleural empyema: comparative merits of thoracoscopic versus open decortication

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 914-918

  Cardillo, Giuseppe ^a   Carleo, Francesco ^a   Carbone, Luigi ^a   Di Martino, Marco ^a   Salvadori, Lorenzo ^a   Petrella, Lea ^b   Martelli, Massimo ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Empyema; Pleural diseases; Thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPEN LUNG DECORTICATION; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC LUNG DECORTICATION; VIDEOTHORACOSOCPY; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350006680     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.06.017     Document Type: Article

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