The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1195-1199 , May 2009

Pediatric empyema: Outcome analysis of thoracoscopic management

  • Jin-Shing Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Kai-Chieh Huang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yen-Ching Chen, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Preventive Medicine, and Research Center for Genes, Environment, and Human Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hsao-Hsun Hsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shuenn-Wen Kuo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pei-Ming Huang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jan-Ming Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yung-Chie Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Yung-Chie Lee, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.

Received 12 May 2008 ,Revised 23 September 2008 ,Accepted 24 October 2008.

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 This study was supported by a research grant from the Department of Health, Taiwan (DOH95-TD-I-111-012).

PII: S0022-5223(08)01743-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.10.031

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1195-1199 , May 2009

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