Comparison of the efficacy and safety of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with the open method for the treatment of primary pneumothorax in adults
<b>Objective :</b> To determine whether video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is as effective as the traditional open method through axillary thoracotomy for the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults. <b> Materials and Methods :</b> This retrospective study...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Thoracic Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2008;volume=3;issue=1;spage=9;epage=12;aulast=Al-Tarshihi |