Surgical collapse therapy in pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Late complications of collapse therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis.
STUDY OBJECTIVES Collapse therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis involved placement of various materials to occupy space and keep the lung collapsed. Complications are encountered decades later. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 1980 and 1997, we treated 31 patients with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis in whom collapse therapy had been used and who later developed complications related to their tr...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 30 344 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1954