Use of endobronchial one-way valves reveals questions on etiology of spontaneous pneumothorax: Report of three cases

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-

  Yu, Wai C ^a   Yeung, Yiu C ^a   Chang, Yiu ^a   Tsang, Yuet L ^a   Kwong, Kwok C ^a   Kwok, Hau C ^a   Lee, YC Gary ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLISTER; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA DISEASE; PNEUMOTHORAX; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BLISTER; BRONCHOSCOPY; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL DISEASES; PNEUMOTHORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70749099490     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-4-63     Document Type: Article

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