Single-incision thoracoscopic surgery in children: Equivalent results with fewer scars when compared with traditional multiple-incision thoracoscopy

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 180-183

  Katz, Michael S ^a   Schwartz, Marshall Z ^a   Moront, Matthew L ^a   Arthur, Lindsay G ^a   Timmapuri, Shaheen J ^a   Nagy, Brittany K ^a   Prasad, Rajeev ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PLEURODESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SCAR FORMATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE INCISION THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY; TUBE REMOVAL; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; THORACIC DISEASES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 84858115985     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2011.0105     Document Type: Article

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