From one incision to one port: The surgical technique and the evolution of segmentectomy in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.

OBJECTIVES:We retrospectively reviewed the evolution of segmentectomy for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and the feasibility of multi- and single-incision video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy. METHODS:Of 348 patients undergoing surgery for TB, the medical records of 121 patients undergoing segmen...

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Main Authors: Yau-Lin Tseng, Chao-Chun Chang, Ying-Yuan Chen, Yi-Sheng Liu, Lili Cheng, Jia-Ming Chang, Ming-Ho Wu, Yi-Ting Yen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5953493?pdf=render