Complete Resection is Mandatory for Tubercular Cold Abscess of the Chest Wall
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Complete resection is mandatory for tubercular cold abscess of the chest wall.
BACKGROUND Cold abscess of the chest wall is a rare disease and few literature reports detail any treatment experience with a limited patient number. Hence, an optimal treatment plan remains controversial. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed patients with cold abscess of the chest wall, focusing on their clinical features, surgical results, and the long-term outcome. Eighty patients were enro...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0003-4975
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.08.046