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Unplanned Conversion to Thoracotomy During Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy does not Compro...

Unplanned Conversion to Thoracotomy During Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy does not Compro...

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Unplanned Conversion to Thoracotomy During Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy does not Compromise the Surgical Outcome

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Full title

Unplanned Conversion to Thoracotomy During Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy does not Compromise the Surgical Outcome

Publisher

New York: Springer-Verlag

Journal title

World journal of surgery, 2011-03, Vol.35 (3), p.590-595

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

New York: Springer-Verlag

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Background
Concerns remain unresolved regarding the safety of unplanned conversion to open thoracotomy during video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. We analyzed both early and late outcomes after thoracotomy conversion from VATS.
Methods
From December 2003 to December 2008, a total of 738 VATS lobectomies were attempted. Among t...

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Full title

Unplanned Conversion to Thoracotomy During Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy does not Compromise the Surgical Outcome

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_849433634

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_849433634

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ISSN

0364-2313

E-ISSN

1432-2323

DOI

10.1007/s00268-010-0913-6

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