Diagnosis and management of postpneumonectomy empyema with an eloesser flap

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 553-556

  Sherry, Victoria ^a   Patton, Nancy ^b   Stricker, Carrie Tompkins ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACOSTOMY;

EID: 79952197910     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.CJON.553-556     Document Type: Article

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