Mini-thoracotomy for surgical treatment of adult parapneumonic empyema stage 2b-3 versus standard thoracotomy

Anna Chernihovsky (Nahariya, Israel), Anna Chernihovsky, Michael Gelbstein, Andrey Zverev, Alexey Gavrilov, Edward Altman

Source: International Congress 2016 – Open problems in thoracic surgery
Session: Open problems in thoracic surgery
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2526
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Anna Chernihovsky (Nahariya, Israel), Anna Chernihovsky, Michael Gelbstein, Andrey Zverev, Alexey Gavrilov, Edward Altman. Mini-thoracotomy for surgical treatment of adult parapneumonic empyema stage 2b-3 versus standard thoracotomy. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2526

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