Laparoscopic diaphragmatic plication for diaphragmatic paralysis and eventration: An objective evaluation of short-term and midterm results

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1452-1456

  Groth, Shawn S ^a   Rueth, Natasha M ^a   Kast, Teri ^a   D'Cunha, Jonathan ^a   Kelly, Rosemary F ^b   Maddaus, Michael A ^a   Andrade, Rafael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM EVENTRATION; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; INHALATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952318731     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.020     Document Type: Article

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