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The effects of total pleural covering on pneumothorax recurrence and pulmonary function in lymphangioleiomyomatosis patients without history of pleurodesis or thoracic surgeries for pneumothorax

BACKGROUND: Total pleural covering (TPC) is an innovative surgical procedure in which the entire visceral pleura is wrapped with sheets of oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC) mesh under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. We have previously reported that TPC could successfully prevent pneumothora...

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Autores principales: Suzuki, Emily, Kurihara, Masatoshi, Tsuboshima, Kenji, Watanabe, Kenichi, Okamoto, Shouichi, Seyama, Kuniaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7867849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33569191
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-20-2286