The role of video assisted thoracoscopic pleurectomy/decortication in the therapeutic management of malignant pleural mesothelioma☆ | Zendy

Apostolos Nakas | Zendy; Antonio E. Martin-Ucar | Zendy; John Edwards | Zendy; David Waller | Zendy

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The role of video assisted thoracoscopic pleurectomy/decortication in the therapeutic management of malignant pleural mesothelioma☆

Author(s) -

Apostolos Nakas,

Antonio E. Martin-Ucar,

John Edwards,

David Waller

Publication year - 2007

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.2007.09.039

Subject(s) - decortication , medicine , pleurectomy , surgery , extrapleural pneumonectomy , mesothelioma , perioperative , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , pneumonectomy , lung , peritoneal mesothelioma , pathology

Extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) has high mortality and morbidity; radical pleurectomy decortication (P/D) carries less mortality but still significant morbidity. This surgery is not suitable for many patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) for whom video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) offers a minimally invasive alternative. We aimed to assess the role of VATS decortication for MPM.

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