Parapneumonic pleural effusion: early versus late thoracoscopy
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the best time to perform thoracoscopy for the treatment of complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion in the fibrinopurulent phase in patients ≤ 14 years of age, regarding the postoperative evolution and occurrence of complications. Methods: This was a retrospecti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
2017-07-01
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Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132017000500344&lng=en&tlng=en |