Lobectomy

  • Thomas A. D’Amico
  • Fan Yang
  • James Huang
  • Tiejun Zhao
  • Zuli Zhou
  • Jun Wang
  • Pamela Samson
  • Traves Crabtree
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Abstract

The surgical approach in the management of lung cancer continues to evolve and improve. Conventional surgical approaches remain viable options for some patients with resectable lung cancer. However, minimally invasive procedures have increasingly gained acceptance as a standard surgical modality for early-stage lung cancer, with increasing application to more advanced disease, as a means of minimizing operative morbidity without sacrificing oncologic efficacy.

Keywords

Pulmonary Vein Middle Lobe Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Leave Lower Lobe Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Thomas A. D’Amico
    • 1
  • Fan Yang
    • 2
  • James Huang
    • 3
  • Tiejun Zhao
    • 4
  • Zuli Zhou
    • 2
  • Jun Wang
    • 2
  • Pamela Samson
    • 5
  • Traves Crabtree
    • 5
  1. 1.Section of General Thoracic SurgeryDuke University Medical CenterDurhamUSA
  2. 2.Department of Thoracic SurgeryPeking University People’s HospitalBeijingChina
  3. 3.Department of SurgeryThoracic Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)New YorkUSA
  4. 4.Department of Thoracic SurgeryChanghai Hospital ShangHai (CHHS)ShanghaiChina
  5. 5.Department of SurgeryWashington University in St. LouisSt. LouisUSA

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