title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, Milan, 20141 Italy. lorenzo.spaggiari@ieo.it
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spaggiari
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*