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Urgent lung volume reduction surgery is effective for secondary pneumothorax in emphysema patients

Secondary pneumothorax due to emphysema can be life-threatening and requires surgery in most situations. Here, we extended lung resection to close the fistula using lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). We present a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and secondary spontaneous pneumot...

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Autores principales: Barbarossa, Annalisa, Van Raemdonck, Dirk, Weder, Walter, Ceulemans, Laurens J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10287893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37289548
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivad099