VATS intraoperative tattooing to facilitate solitary pulmonary nodule resection
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VATS intraoperative tattooing to facilitate solitary pulmonary nodule resection
INTRODUCTION Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has become routine and widely accepted for the removal of solitary pulmonary nodules of unknown etiology. Thoracosopic techniques continue to evolve with better instruments, robotic applications, and increased patient acceptance and awareness. Several techniques have been described to localize peripheral pulmonary nodules, including pre-operat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-3-13