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In vivo assessment of changes in air and tissue volumes after pneumonectomy.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) - 1 Apr 1997
Takeda S, Wu E Y, Epstein R H, Estrera A S, Hsia C C
Abstract excerpt
We examined the progression and topographical distribution of postpneumonectomy volume changes in immature foxhounds undergoing right pneumonectomy (R-Pnx, n = 5) or sham pneumonectomy (Sham, n = 6) at 2 mo of age and subsequently raised to maturity. Volumes of lung air (Vair) and tissue (Vti) were estimated by computerized tomography (CT) scan at 7, 22, and 52 wk after surgery at a transpulmonary pressure of 20...
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