Apex-to-Cupola Distance Following VATS Predicts Recurrence in Patients With Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Our study sought to determine whether the size of the residual apical pleural space in young patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is associated with the risk of recurrence.
Main Authors: | Chang, Jia-Ming, Lai, Wu-Wei, Yen, Yi-Ting, Tseng, Yau-Lin, Chen, Ying-Yuan, Wu, Ming-Ho, Chen, Wei, Light, Richard W. |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4635810/ |
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