Thoracoscopic management of malignant pleural effusions

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1234-1238

  Yim, Anthony P C ^a   Chung, Shiu Shek ^a   Lee, Tak Wai ^a   Lam, Chuen Kwong ^a   Ho, Jonathan K S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

malignant pleural effusion; thoracoscopic tale insufflation; video assisted thoracoscopy surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 9044225151     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.5.1234     Document Type: Article

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