The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 6 , Pages 1272-1275 , December 2010

Video-assisted thoracoscopic bullectomy and talc poudrage for spontaneous pneumothoraces: Effect on short-term lung function

  • Luc Dubois, MD
    • ,
  • Richard A. Malthaner, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Richard A. Malthaner, MD, MSc, FRCS, FACS, Division of Thoracic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, 800 Commissioners Rd E, Suite E2-124, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5W9.

Received 15 March 2010 ,Revised 24 May 2010 ,Accepted 20 June 2010.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00675-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.026

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 6 , Pages 1272-1275 , December 2010

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