Paraparesis after operation for intrathoracic meningocele
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Diagnosis of intrathoracic meningocele.
Intrathoracic meningocele is looked upon by many as a rare tumor of the thoracic cavity. Its diagnosis is usually not made preoperatively. Among the twenty-odd certain cases reported in the literature there are no more than 4 diagnosed with certainty without thoracotomy (SchUller and Uiberall 1938, Head 1949, Cross and co-workers 1949, Cmyral 1952, and Scars, Clayton and Siebel 1953) ; to these...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)40776-9