A 2.5-cm single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for stage III tuberculous empyema: a case report
Abstract Background Stage III tuberculous empyema is a common disease of tuberculosis. Traditionally, it has been treated by thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with two to four incisions. But conventional surgery has large trauma, large bleeding volume and long recovery time. To our...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02116-5 |