The impact of emphysema on surgical outcomes of early-stage lung cancer: a retrospective study

The impact of emphysema on surgical outcomes of early-stage lung cancer: a retrospective study

Abstract Background The presence of emphysema on computed tomography (CT) is associated with an increased frequency of lung cancer, but the postoperative outcomes of patients with pulmonary emphysema are not well known. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between the exten...

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Main Authors: Seijiro Sato, Masaya Nakamura, Yuki Shimizu, Tatsuya Goto, Terumoto Koike, Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Masanori Tsuchida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Lung cancer
Emphysema
Pulmonary resection
Prognosis
Postoperative complications
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0839-1

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