Chronic tuberculous empyema: relationships between preoperative CT findings and postoperative improvement measured by pulmonary function testing

To evaluate whether preoperative computed tomography (CT) findings correlate with postoperative improvements in forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume during 1 s (FEV1) in persons who have undergone unilateral decortication because of unilateral chronic tuberculous empyema. A retro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical radiology 2005-04, Vol.60 (4), p.503-507
Hauptverfasser:	Kim, D.J., Im, J.-G., Goo, J.M., Lee, H.J., You, S.Y., Song, J.W.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system Biological and medical sciences Chronic Disease Computed tomography (CT) Empyema Empyema, Tuberculous - complications Empyema, Tuberculous - diagnostic imaging Empyema, Tuberculous - physiopathology Forced expiratory flow rate Forced Expiratory Volume Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Lung - diagnostic imaging Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Postoperative Period Preoperative Care - methods Pulmonary Atelectasis - diagnostic imaging Pulmonary Atelectasis - etiology Retrospective Studies Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections Vital Capacity
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