Non-energy devices to dissect recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph nodes of non-small cell lung cancer under video-assisted thoracic surgery

Abstract Background Systematic nodal dissection plays a crucial role in improving survival and staging in resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients but at the cost of increasing the occurrence of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. Technology should be improved to protect the recurrent la...

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Main Authors: Minhao Yu, Mingjian Ge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-021-01179-2