Open AccessInitial experience with video-assisted thoracoscopic bronchoplasty†
Author(s) -
Thirugnanam Agasthian
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.1093/ejcts/ezt166
Subject(s) - video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , computer science , medicine , surgery
Bronchial-origin involvement by endobronchial tumours or direct invasion by tumour or metastatic lymph nodes is a relative contraindication for video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy. However, selected cases can be resected by VATS bronchoplasty.
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