Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for postoperative recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-55

  Chou, Shah Hwa ^a,b   Li, Hsien Pin ^a   Lee, Yen Lung ^a   Lee, Jui Ying ^a   Chiang, Hung Hsing ^a   Tsai, Dong Lin ^a   Huang, Meei Feng ^a   Lin, Tsun En ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Postoperative recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892886927     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.01.09     Document Type: Article

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