Role of blebs and bullae detected by high-resolution computed tomography and recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 249-255

  Casali, Christian ^a   Stefani, Alessandro ^a   Ligabue, Guido ^a   Natali, Pamela ^a   Aramini, Beatrice ^a   Torricelli, Pietro ^a   Morandi, Uliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; CHEST TUBE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG BULLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURODESIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLISTER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871890455     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.073     Document Type: Article

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