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Video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication for the management of late stage pleural empyema, is it feasible?
BACKGROUND: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical decortication (VATSD) is widely applicable in fibrinopurulent Stage II empyema. While, more chronic thick walled Stage III empyema (organizing stage) needs conversion to open thoracotomy, and existing reports reveal a lacuna in the realm of late stag...
Autores principales: | Hajjar, Waseem M., Ahmed, Iftikhar, Al-Nassar, Sami A., Alsultan, Rawan K., Alwgait, Waad A., Alkhalaf, Hanoof H., Bisht, Shekhar C. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748619/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26933461 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.165293 |
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