Modified technique for thoracomyoplasty after posterolateral thoracotomy

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 98-101

  Schreiner, W ^a   Fuchs, P ^b   Autschbach, R ^b   Pallua, N ^b   Sirbu, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchial fistula; Muscle flap; Posterolateral thoracotomy; Thoracoplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMPYEMA; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG RESECTION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACODORSAL ARTERY; THORACOMYOPLASTY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLEURAL DISEASES; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACOPLASTY; THORACOSTOMY; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949979172     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1186268     Document Type: Article

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