Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 7 , Pages 1111-1117 , July 2005

Pneumatoceles in postpneumonic empyema: an algorithmic approach

  • Mustafa İmamoğlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 462 3775535; fax: +90 462 3250518.
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  • Ali Çay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey
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  • Polat Koşucu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey
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  • Oğuzhan Özdemir

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey
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  • Ümit Çobanoğlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey
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  • Fazıl Orhan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey
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  • Ahmet Akyol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey
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  • Haluk Sarihan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey

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PII: S0022-3468(05)00247-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.048

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 7 , Pages 1111-1117 , July 2005

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