Chemical pleurodesis for prolonged postoperative air leak in primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Prolonged air leak is the most common complication after thoracoscopic operation for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP), and the role of chemical pleurodesis in treating air leaks remains unclear. This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of chemical pleurodesis with a comparison between mino...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Hung How, Tung-Ming Tsai, Shuenn-Wen Kuo, Pei-Ming Huang, Hsao-Hsun Hsu, Jang-Ming Lee, Jin-Shing Chen, Hong-Shiee Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664613000296