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Avoiding chest tube placement after video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection of the lung☆

Atsushi Watanabe, Toshiaki Watanabe, Hisayoshi Ohsawa, Tohru Mawatari, Y Ichimiya, Noriyuki Takahashi, Hiroki Sato, Tomio Abe

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery · 2004 · 88 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

Avoiding the chest tube placement did not increase postoperative morbidity if carefully selected criteria are met.

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