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Video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of type I cystic adenomatoid malformation in a 3-month-old girl

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A 3-month-old Chinese girl with type I cystic adenomatoid malformation involving both lobes of her left lung was successfully operated upon using the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical (VATS) approach. The conventional endoscopic stapling device was used for resection without complications.

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  1. Cardiothoracic Unit, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

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Yim, A.P.C. Video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of type I cystic adenomatoid malformation in a 3-month-old girl. Surg Endosc 9, 1292–1294 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00190162

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