Videothoracoscopic surgical approach for spontaneous pneumothorax: review of the pertinent literature
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Spontaneous pneumothorax is usually caused by the rupture of subpleural blebs/bullae in the underlying lung and is one of the most common elective applications of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). VATS has been used as an alternative to thoracotomy in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-07-01
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| Series: | World Journal of Emergency Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.wjes.org/content/3/1/23 |