Video-Assisted Thoracic Lymphadenectomy
The role of lymph node dissection is discussed since Borrie, Nohl-Oser, and Cahan first described the intrapulmonary lymphatic anatomy with its interconnecting network and the radical mediastinal lymphadenectomy in the resection of lung cancer in the 1950
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Rolf Gilbert Carl Inderbitzi Ralph Alexander Schmid Franca M.A. Melfi Roberto Pasquale Casula Editors
Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Textbook and Atlas
Editors Rolf G.C. Inderbitzi, M.D. Thoraxzentrum Zurich Zurich Switzerland Ralph Alexander Schmid, M.D. Division of General Thoracic Surgery University Hospital Berne Berne Switzerland Franca M.A. Melfi, M.D. Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery University of Pisa Pisa Italy Roberto Pasquale Casula, M.D. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London UK
ISBN 978-3-642-11860-9 ISBN 978-3-642-11861-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-11861-6 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London
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Foreword
Surgery in general is associated with the scalpel as the universal instrument for its practice. The scalpel in turn is best described as a sharp as possible bladed instrument which is usually made from hardened stainless steel. However, other materials like obsidian, diamond and ceramics have emerged over time, and further refinements wer
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