The covering with forceps-assisted polymeric biodegradable sheet and endostapling method: A simplified technique for wide coverage and reinforcement of staple-line in video-assisted thoracoscopic bullectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-105

  Saito, Tomohito ^a   Kaneda, Hiroyuki ^a   Konobu, Toshifumi ^a   Saito, Yukihito ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lung; Pneumothorax; Reinforcement; Staple line; Thoracoscopy Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BULLECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; FORCEPS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; SAMPLING STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL STAPLING; TENSILE STRENGTH; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551601474     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.246124     Document Type: Article

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