CASE REPORT:<br>Improvement of the pulmonary function following percutaneous transluminal mitral commissuerotomy in a 39-year-old man exposed to sulfur mustard

CASE REPORT:<br>Improvement of the pulmonary function following percutaneous transluminal mitral commissuerotomy in a 39-year-old man exposed to sulfur mustard

Mustard gas causes damage to the skin, eyes, respiratory system, and gastrointestinal tract. Victims of sulfur mustard (SM) gas exposure experience different types of chronic pulmonary disease. In a case with severe MS, the complications are getting worse. Balloon dilatation is effective in providin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ali Reza Saadat, Fakhraddin Faizi, Davood Kazemi Saleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2005-12-01
Series:Archives of Medical Science
Subjects:
Sulfur Mustard
PTMC
ITP
Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/magazine.php?magazine_id=19&article_id=4199&magazine_subpage=FULL_TEXT

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