Total thoracoscopic pneumonectomy: Indications and technical considerations

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2083-2085

  Conlan, A Alan ^a   Sandor, Andras ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0345802911     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)01227-3     Document Type: Article

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