Is complete systematic nodal dissection by thoracoscopic surgery possible? A prospective trial of video-assisted lobectomy for cancer of the right lung.
Kondo
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Sagawa
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M
Tanita
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T
Sato
M
M
Ono
S
S
Matsumura
Y
Y
Fujimura
S
S
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D019723:Endoscopes; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation*