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Wilms' operation II
Associated persons:
Max Wilms
Description:
An operation used in certain cases of pulmonary tuberculosis: Resection of the ribs anteriorly and posteriorly so that the chest may be flattened and the lungs compressed by the sinking of the chest wall.
Bibliography:
- Max Wilms:
Eine neue Methode zur Verengung des Thorax bei Lungentuberkulose.
Münchener medizinische Wochenschrift, 1911, 58: 777-778.
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