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Routine Postoperative Chest X-Ray Following Laparoscopic Nephrectomy

PURPOSE: To determine whether a routine postoperative chest x-ray is required following uneventful laparoscopic nephrectomy to rule out pneumothorax. METHODS: From June 1999 to May 2003, 308 laparoscopic nephrectomy cases were performed by 5 different surgeons. This consisted of 121 radical nephrect...

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Autores principales: Simon, Scott D., Castle, Erik P., Ferrigni, Robert G., Andrews, Paul E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15984711