Bilateral segmentectomies using virtual-assisted lung mapping (VAL-MAP) for metastatic lung tumors

Abstract Background Virtual-assisted lung mapping (VAL-MAP) has been used not only in wedge resection but also in segmentectomy for hardly palpable lung nodules. We herein report a case of bilateral segmentectomy using VAL-MAP with chronological change of pulmonary function test results. Case presen...

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Main Authors: Keita Nakao, Masaaki Sato, Jun-ichi Nitadori, Jun Nakajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0379-y