Image-guided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) excision of small peripheral pulmonary nodules (SPPN) in patients with previous extra-thoracic malignancies
Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the utility of preoperative CT-guided microcoil localization (CTML) followed by fluoroscopy guided VATS resection in the diagnosis and management of SPPN in patients with extra-thoracic malignancies. Methods: This study was a retrospective analys...
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University of British Columbia
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/55261 |