About Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pulmonary Bullae vs. Pneumothorax

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 384-385

  Campione, Andrea ^a   Luzzi, Luca ^a   Gorla, Alberto ^a   Terzi, Alberto ^a  

^a Hospital of Cuneo   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPYEMA; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG BULLA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TUBE; ULTRASOUND;

BLISTER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 77949914619     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.07.035     Document Type: Letter

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