Videothoracoscopic debridement of the postpneumonectomy space in empyema
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- 1 September 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 16 (3) , 283-286
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1010-7940(99)00224-9
Abstract
Objective: Simple irrigation has proven to be an efficient method to treat postpneumonectomy empyema provided that bronchopleural fistula is not presKeywords
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