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Pleura
This meta-analysis examined 2,732 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax undergoing bullectomy combined with either parietal pleurectomy (PP) or pleural abrasion (PA). Compared with pleural abrasion, parietal pleurectomy was associated with a significantly lower long-term recurrence rate...
This meta-analysis examined 2,732 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax undergoing bullectomy combined with either parietal pleurectomy (PP) or pleural abrasion (PA). Compared with pleural abrasion, parietal pleurectomy was associated with a...
The delivery of thoracic surgical care in less-resourced areas is explored in this landmark series of articles, hoping to engage the thoracic surgeon in global health equity. There is a...
Interesting in its candour mini-series of partial arterial revascularisation by left thoracotomy. The perioperative graft failure is delt in some detail.
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Hemothorax is second only to rib fractures as the most common complication in patients with chest trauma (1). Hemothorax following valve replacement utilizing a minithoracotomy approach on the opposite side...
