| Literature DB >> 7695930 |
F M Smolle-Juettner1, H Pinter, H Jeran, H Popper, B Ratzenhofer, K Lainer, G Friehs.
Abstract
We present a simple device enabling parietal pleural abrasion during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). The rotating brush facilitates safe pleurodesis in patients with pneumothorax obviating the need for additional chemical agents or pleurectomy.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID： 7695930 DOI： 10.1016/s1010-7940(05)80175-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg ISSN： 1010-7940 Impact factor: 4.191