Instrumentation for video-assisted thoracic surgery

International Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-28

  Gossot, D ^a   Toledo, L ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Instruments; Optical systems; Thoracoscopy; VATS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY; VIDEOTAPE;

ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; OPTICS; SURGICAL STAPLERS; SUTURES; THORACOSCOPES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0030906949     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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