Video-assisted thoracic surgery--the past, present status and the future / 浙江大学学报（英文版）（B辑：生物医学和生物技术）
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B
;
(12): 118-128, 2006.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-263217
ABSTRACT
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has developed very rapidly in these two decades, and has replaced conventional open thoracotomy as a standard procedure for some simple thoracic operations as well as an option or a complementary procedure for some other more complex operations. In this paper we will review its development history, the present status and the future perspectives.
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Pleural Effusion
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Pneumothorax
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General Surgery
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Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
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Empyema
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Esophageal Diseases
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Esophagus
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Lung Neoplasms
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Mediastinal Diseases
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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