J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 79(9): 1200-1204, 1978
Report on the annual meeting
THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF THE PULMONARY DISORDERS IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD
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The Department of Surgery and the Department of Pediarics, National Children's Hospital M. Saeki, H. Akiyama, T. Nakajyo, K. Kikuchi, J. Yamato |
Clinical features, diagnosis, indications for surgery and the extent of the operative procedures are discussed.
Further more, evaluations of present clinical status were made in 62 pulmonary resected patients and pulmonary function was determined by spirometry in 40 patients over 8 years of age.
Most of these patients except bronchiectasis group are free from any symptom postoperatively. Pulmonary function after surgery seems to be mainly affected adversly by the thoracic deformity.
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