Is Video-Assited Thoracoscopic Surgery Superior to Limited Axillary Thoracotomy in the Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax?
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate bullectomy and pleurectomy in the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax (PNO) using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), and to compare the outcome with that of the same procedure performed using limited axillary thoracotomy (LAT).
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Main Authors: | Meaghen J Hyland, Ahmad S Ashrafi, André Crépeau, Reza J Mehran |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2001-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/208537 |
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