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Pleurectomy
Known as:
Excision of Pleura
Surgery to remove part of the pleura (a thin layer of tissue that covers the interior wall of the chest cavity).
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Ablation
Decortication of lung
Pleura
Thoracic cavity structure
Broader (1)
Excision
Narrower (1)
parietal pleurectomy
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2016
Review
2016
Is VATS Bullectomy and Pleurectomy an Effective Method for the Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Ramzi A. Addas
,
F. Shamji
,
+4 authors
D. Maziak
2016
Corpus ID: 37146064
Spontaneous pneumothorax, primary or secondary, is a common medical emergency for which specific indications for surgical…
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2016
2016
COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THORACOSCOPY AND DESTRUCTION OF PULMONARY BULLAS COMBINED WITH PLEURODESIS AND PLEURECTOMY.
Y. Chikinev
,
E. Drobyazgin
,
K. Piontkovskaya
,
M. Pustovetova
,
K. I. Shcherbina
Vestnik khirurgii imeni I. I. Grekova
2016
Corpus ID: 53305464
The article presents the results of thoracoscopic surgeries in case of bullous emphysema of the lung in 88 patients. The patients…
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2011
2011
The results of wedge resection and partial pleurectomy in the surgical treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: videothoracoscopy or axillary thoracotomy?
C. Kocaturk
2011
Corpus ID: 76311193
Amac: Bu calismada primer spontan pnomotoraks (PSP) hastalarinda video yardimli torakoskopik cerrahi (VATS) ve aksiller…
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2008
2008
Best evidence topic - Thoracic general Does video-assisted thoracoscopic pleurectomy result in better outcomes than open pleurectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax?
H. Vohra
,
Louise Adamson
,
D. Weeden
2008
Corpus ID: 73048723
Summary The question addressed by a best evidence topic approach using a structured protocol was whether pleurectomy using video…
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2007
2007
Work in progress report - Thoracic general Management of complicated postoperative air-leak - a new indication for the Asherman chest seal
S. Rathinam
,
R. Steyn
2007
Corpus ID: 26022930
Postoperative air-leak is a problem which is frequently encountered in thoracic surgery. We describe the utility of the Asherman…
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1991
1991
Horner's syndrome occurring as a complication of pleurectomy.
D. Connolly
Thorax
1991
Corpus ID: 27973084
AUTHOR'S REPLY Dr Trevisani and colleagues suggest that the routine washings taken at fibreoptic bronchoscopy is not worthwhile…
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1987
1987
[Spontaneous recurrent pneumothorax in young patients. Treatment by bilateral one stage apical pleurectomy by axillary approach].
J. Gamondes
,
T. Wiesendanger
,
H. Bouvier
,
J. Caillet
,
J. Brune
Presse medicale
1987
Corpus ID: 28533538
The quality of the surgical and respiratory functional results of one-stage bilateral apical pleurectomy for alternating or…
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1986
1986
Pleural Involvement in Stage IIIMO Non‐Small‐Cell Bronchogenic Carcinoma A Need to Differentiate Subtypes
K. Albain
,
P. Hoffman
,
+6 authors
C. Skosey
American Journal of Clinical Oncology
1986
Corpus ID: 36989434
Forty-one patients with two subtypes of stage IIIMO non-small-cell lung cancer treated over a 7-year period were evaluated. The…
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1979
1979
Current status of parietal pleurectomy in recurrent pneumothorax.
S. V. Singh
Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and…
1979
Corpus ID: 37994581
Parietal pleurectomy was devised as definitive treatment in a series of 50 patients with persistent or recurrent pneumothorax…
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1951
1951
Pleuro-pneumonectomy in the treatment of tuberculous empyema.
J. Daems
,
R. Pannier
Diseases of the Chest
1951
Corpus ID: 21263078
Summary A comparative study of the results obtained with surgical collapse therapy and with pleuro-pneumonectomy in the treatment…
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