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Change in Pulmonary Function Following Decortication for Chronic Pleural Empyema

OBJECTIVES: Chronic empyema is the final stage of the triphasic pathogenesis of empyema that is characterized by fibrin deposits in both pleural surfaces, leading to the formation of a thickened pleural peel. This restricts the lung movements, giving rise to a trapped lung and impairment of pulmonar...

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Published in:Turk Thorac J
Main Authors: Abraham, Sujith Varghese, Chikkahonnaiah, Prashant
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Turkish Thoracic Society 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7020894/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32163360
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2019.180146
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