Video-assisted thoracoscopic diagnosis of trapped lung in malignant pleural effusions
PURPOSE. The aim of this study is to present the role of video-assisted thoracoscopy to assess the ability of the lung to expand in malignant pleural effusions. METHODS. The survey was conducted for a 3-year period in 13 patients with histologically diagnosed malignant pleural effusion and trapped l...
Main Authors: | P. Bonev, Iv. Novakov, I. Dimitrov, M. Vazheva, A. Uchikov |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Trakia University
2018-09-01
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Series: | Trakia Journal of Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Vol.16,%20N%203,%202018/P.Bonev.pdf |
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