Pulmonary Emphysema Treated by Pneumoperitoneum
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The effects of pneumoperitoneum on lung function in pulmonary emphysema.
The treatment of chronic hypertrophic emphysema by pneumoperitoneum has received much favourable comment in recent medical literature. In several reports on small series of cases it is claimed that this manceuvre will increase vital capacity (Brackenridge and Jones, 1953; Furman and Callaway, 1950; Gaensler and Carter, 1950; Zak and Southwell, 1953),maximum breathing capacity (Gaensler and Cart...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1953
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.4820.1135