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General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 3/2019

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Thoracoscopic right middle lobe segmentectomy

Authors: Toshiki Yajima, Kimihiro Shimizu, Akira Mogi, Takayuki Kosaka, Seshiru Nakazawa, Ken Shirabe

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 3/2019

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Abstract

Reports of right middle lobe segmentectomy are rare. We report here that anatomical right middle lobe segmentectomy is a relatively simple surgical procedure and can achieve good expansion of the remnant lung for patients with a relatively large right middle lobe.
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Metadata
Title
Thoracoscopic right middle lobe segmentectomy
Authors
Toshiki Yajima
Kimihiro Shimizu
Akira Mogi
Takayuki Kosaka
Seshiru Nakazawa
Ken Shirabe
Publication date
01-03-2019
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Published in
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-018-0964-4

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