Video-assisted thoracoscopic management of recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax after prior talc pleurodesis: A feasible, safe and efficient treatment option

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 889-892

  Doddoli, Christophe ^a,b,c   Barlési, Fabrice ^a   Fraticelli, Anne ^a   Thomas, Pascal ^a,b   Astoul, Philippe ^a   Giudicelli, Roger ^a   Fuentes, Pierre ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b IFR Jean Roche   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

Author keywords

Pneumothorax; Recurrence; Talc poudrage; Thoracotomy; Video assisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOSAFETY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TALC; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 7244223386     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.05.033     Document Type: Review

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