Abstract
We recommend thoracoscopic enucleation with the aid of a video-assisted thoracic surgery marker to treat pulmonary hamartoma, even when it stays in the center of pulmonary lobe. We report how we were able to enucleate a pulmonary hamartoma safely and manage the patient during hospitalization.
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Yamashita, S., Mun, M. & Kono, T. Pulmonary hamartoma treated by thoracoscopic enucleation. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 58, 30–32 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-009-0464-7
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