Uniportal VATS for mediastinal nodal diagnosis and staging

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 430-432

  Rocco, Gaetano ^a   Brunelli, Alessandro ^b   Jutley, Raj ^c   Salati, Michele ^b   Scognamiglio, Francesco ^a   La Manna, Carmine ^a   La Rocca, Antonello ^a   Martucci, Nicola ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

^c NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Mediastinum; Staging; VATS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTOPULMONARY SEPTAL DEFECT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 33746780100     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.128603     Document Type: Article

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