Decortication after 35 years.
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چکیده
A 66-year-old white woman had a paraffin plombage performed in 1940 for tuberculosis. In 1975, she had decortication for terminal respiratory insufficiency, with return to an active life. Thirty-five years of pulmonary compression does not produce irreversible changes in the pulmonary parenchyma.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 71 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977