Preoperative detection of pleural adhesions by respiratory dynamic computed tomography

Preoperative detection of pleural adhesions by respiratory dynamic computed tomography

Abstract Background Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) plays an important role in thoracic surgery because it is less invasive. However, the existence of severe pleural adhesions may make VATS difficult and complicated. The aim of this study was to assess the utility of inspiration and expiratio...

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Main Authors: Junko Tokuno, Tsuyoshi Shoji, Ryota Sumitomo, Yuichiro Ueda, Keiji Yamanashi, Cheng-long Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Pleural adhesion
Dynamic CT
Preoperative evaluation
VATS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1280-7

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