Diagnostic Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Procedures
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A survey of 150 video-assisted thoracoscopic procedures in Kuwait.
OBJECTIVE To review our experience of indications, technique, and complications as they relate to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in the diagnosis and management of intrathoracic diseases. SUBJECTS AND METHODS One hundred and fifty consecutive VATS procedures, which were performed over a 3-year period, were retrospectively evaluated. Indications included recurrent or persistent pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199511000-00004