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Value of wide-margin wedge resection for solitary pulmonary nodule: a single center experience

Author(s) -

Balakrishnan Mahesh

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.03.052

Subject(s) - medicine , single center , surgery , malignancy , lung cancer , wedge resection , solitary pulmonary nodule , resection margin , retrospective cohort study , resection , computed tomography

Despite refinements of the diagnostic procedures, often surgery remains the only option to ascertain the histopathological nature of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPN). Aim of the present study was to ascertain the value of wide-margin wedge resection (WMWR) with curative intent in a consecutive cohort of patients afflicted by SPN.

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