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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;87:989-990. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.08.007
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The Blurred Border Between Thoracoscopic Surgery and Thoracotomy

Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, MD, PhD, Takashi Ibe, MD

Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, 3-21-36 Asahi-Cho, Maebashi, Gunma 371-0014, Japan

(Email: micha2005jp@yahoo.co.jp).

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To the Editor:

We have read with great interest the description of technical tricks to facilitate totally endoscopic major pulmonary resections by Dr Gossot [1], and we would like to add to the discussion. The author referred to a totally endoscopic approach in which only endoscopic instruments and video display are used (complete video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery [VATS]). However, we have comments regarding the authors' surgical indication and approach.

As an approach for lung cancer, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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