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A case of lung volume reduction surgery with decortication for a septic patient in respiratory failure

INTRODUCTION: Decortication and lung volume reduction surgery are both major operations and each has its independent risk of morbidity and mortality. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a 41 year old gentleman with left sided empyema and giant bullae of the upper lobe with an active air leak that wa...

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Autores principales: Tarazi, M., Mayooran, N., Anwer, M., Anjum, M.N., Doddakula, K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4701825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26588664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.10.038