Method of thoracoscopic pleurectomy.
A method of thoracoscopic pleurectomy using hydrodissection is presented. The results of its use in 8 patients are described, and pleurectomy as a form of pleurodesis is discussed.
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Division of CardioThoracic Surgery, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts.
D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D010994:Pleura / Q000601:surgery*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*
D012965:Sodium Chloride