Is video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery suitable for resection of primary lung cancer?

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-15

  Iwasaki, A ^a   Shirakusa, T ^a   Kawahara, K ^a   Yoshinaga, Y ^a   Okabayashi, K ^a   Shiraishi, T ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

lymph node dissection; primary lung cancer; VATS lobectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG CANCER; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0030935173     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013676     Document Type: Article

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