Radiological changes post-lymph node enucleation for airway obstruction in children with pulmonary tuberculosis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 478-483

  Maydell, Arthur ^a   Goussard, Pierre ^a   Andronikou, Savvas ^a   Bezuidenhout, Fourie ^a   Ackermann, Christelle ^a   Gie, Robert ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Enucleation; Radiological changes; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

AGE FACTORS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 77957278523     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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