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Anesthesia for Thoracoscopic Laser Ablation of Bullous Emphysema

DOI

73

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0

References

1993

Year

Steven J. Barker, Chris Clarke, Narendra S. Trivedi, John A. Hyatt, Meg Fynes, Peter Roessler
Anesthesiology

Abstract

Ablation of bullae appears to provide symptomatic improvement, and thoracoscopy might be better tolerated than thoracotomy, especially in patients with severe bullous emphysema.