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Comparison of the efficacy and safety of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with the open method for the treatment of primary pneumothorax in adults

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is as effective as the traditional open method through axillary thoracotomy for the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted at King Hussein Medical Cen...

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Autor principal: Al-Tarshihi, Mohammad I
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2700433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561876
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.37898