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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 13/2018

01-12-2018 | Thoracic Oncology

Association between Concomitant Mediastinoscopy and Postoperative Pneumonia After Pulmonary Lobectomy

Authors: Jiong-Jie Yu, BA, Ju-Dong Li, BA, Tian Yang, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 13/2018

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We read with great interest the article by Yendamuri et al.1 This retrospective study identified that mediastinoscopy may be associated with an increased risk of postoperative pneumonia after pulmonary lobectomy for patients with lung cancer. Herein, we would like to raise the following comments. …
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Metadata
Title
Association between Concomitant Mediastinoscopy and Postoperative Pneumonia After Pulmonary Lobectomy
Authors
Jiong-Jie Yu, BA
Ju-Dong Li, BA
Tian Yang, MD
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 13/2018
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6476-8

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