Functional analysis of the airways after pulmonary lobectomy through computational fluid dynamics

Abstract Pulmonary lobectomy, which consists of the partial or complete resection of a lung lobe, is the gold standard intervention for lung cancer removal. The removal of functional tissue during the surgery and the re-adaptation of the remaining thoracic structures decrease the patient's post...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Aliboni, Marta Tullio, Francesca Pennati, Antonella Lomauro, Rosaria Carrinola, Gianpaolo Carrafiello, Mario Nosotti, Alessandro Palleschi, Andrea Aliverti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06852-x