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Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:615-619
© 1993 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Strategic planning for video-assisted thoracic surgery

Rodney J. Landreneau, MD*,a,b,c, Michael J. Mack, MDa,b,c, Robert J. Keenan, MDa,b,c, Steven R. Hazelrigg, MDa,b,c, Robert D. Dowling, MDa,b,c, Peter F. Ferson, MDa,b,c

a Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
b Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Humana Hospital, Dallas, Texas USA
c Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

* Address reprint requests to Dr Landreneau, Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Suite 811, Liliane Kaufmann Building, 3471 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

As with any operative procedure, careful preoperative and intraoperative planning are vital to achieving a safe and effective video-assisted thoracic surgical intervention. We outline some of our basic strategies for enhancing the success of this approach in the management of thoracic surgical problems.




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