Use of unidirectional endobronchial valves for the treatment of giant emphysematous bulla

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 224-226

  Santini, Mario ^a   Fiorello, Alfonso ^a   Di Crescenzo, Vincenzo Giuseppe ^a   Vicidomini, Giovanni ^a   Busiello, Luigi ^a   Laperuta, Paolo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GIANT EMPHYSEMATOUS BULLA; HUMAN; LUNG BULLA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNIDIRECTIONAL ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE; VALVE;

AGED; BLISTER; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 73149122939     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.069     Document Type: Article

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