Imaging in postpneumonectomy complications: A pictorial review

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-10

  Chandrashekhara, S H ^a   Bhalla, A S ^a   Sharma, R ^a   Gupta, A K ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Arora, R ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; computed tomography; postpneumonectomy complications

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPYEMA; ESOPHAGOPLEURAL FISTULA; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG RESECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDITIS; PLEURISY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTPNEUMONECTOMY SYNDROME; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 79956141823     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.80426     Document Type: Review

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