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Meta-analysis of the association between emphysematous change on thoracic computerized tomography scan and recurrent pneumothorax

OBJECTIVES: At least a third of patients go on to suffer a recurrence following a first spontaneous pneumothorax. Surgical intervention reduces the risk of recurrence and has been advocated as a primary treatment for pneumothorax. But surgery exposes patients to the risks of anaesthesia and in some...

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Autores principales: Girish, M, Pharoah, P D, Marciniak, S J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9020478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33538832
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcab020