Endobronchial valve for secondary pneumothorax in a severe emphysema patient

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 509-510

  Schiavon, M ^a   Marulli, G ^a   Zuin, A ^a   Nicotra, S ^a   Di Chiara, F ^a   De Filippis, F ^a   Fantoni, U ^a   Rea, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

benign or congenital lesions; Emphysema bullae; lung; pleural air leak effusion; pneumothorax; pulmonary valve

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPHYSEMA; ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LUNG COLLAPSE; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 82955176915     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1270758     Document Type: Article

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