Chronic sequels after thoracoscopic procedures for benign diseases
Open Access
- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 17 (6) , 687-690
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1010-7940(00)00448-6
Abstract
Objective: Chronic pains after lateral thoracotomy are present in up to 40% of cases. Chronic sequels after thoracoscopy are less common, but neverthKeywords
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