Treatment of Intractable Pneumothorax with Emphysema Using Endobronchial Watanabe Spigots |
Lee, Doo Yun
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Shin, Yu Rim (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Suh, Jee Won (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Haam, Seok Jin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Chang, Yoon Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Watanabe, Yoichi (Department of Pulmonary Disease, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital) |
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