Open AccessNon-imaged pulmonary nodules discovered during thoracotomy for metastasectomy by lung palpation☆
Author(s) -
Robert J. Cerfolio,
Todd P McCarty,
Ayesha S. Bryant
Publication year - 2009
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.2009.01.012
Subject(s) - metastasectomy , medicine , palpation , thoracotomy , lung , radiology , nodule (geology) , solitary pulmonary nodule , cardiothoracic surgery , thoracoscopy , surgery , metastasis , cancer , paleontology , biology
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is an increasingly used technique to treat patients with pulmonary metastases, but it does not usually afford lung palpation.
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