Video-assisted surgery for lung cancer. State of the art and personal experience

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-326

  Loscertales, Jesus ^a   Jimenez Merchan, Rafael ^a   Congregado, Miguel ^a   Ayarra, Francisco Javier ^a   Gallardo, Gregorio ^a   Triviño, Ana ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bronchogenic; Carcinoma; Lung neoplasms; Minimally invasive; Pneumonectomy; Surgical procedures; Thoracic surgery; Video assisted

Indexed keywords

CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NODULE; LUNG RESECTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; LUNG; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; THORAX SURGERY;

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PERICARDIUM; PNEUMONECTOMY; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 70350514751     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0218492309104747     Document Type: Review

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