Lung segmentectomy: does it offer a real functional benefit over lobectomy?

Anatomical segmentectomy has been developed to offer better pulmonary function preservation than lobectomy, in stage IA lung cancer. Despite the retrospective nature of most of the studies and the lack of randomised studies, a substantial body of literature today allows us to evaluate to what extent...

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Main Authors: Anne Charloux, Elisabeth Quoix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2017-10-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/26/146/170079.full