Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy – early experience

Introduction: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy is the anatomical resection of a whole lobe ofthe lung followed by removal of the lymph nodes from the mediastinum using a thoracoscope and an access incision(small thoracotomy ≤ 5 cm) without using the rib spreader. Aim: To present...

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Main Authors: Robert Šimon, Marián Kudláč, Jozef Belák
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2010-09-01
Series:Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
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Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Original-paper-Video-assisted-thoracoscopic-surgery-lobectomy-early-experience,42,15307,1,0.html