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. 2018 Jan 26:4:23.
doi: 10.21037/jovs.2018.01.04. eCollection 2018.

From RATS to VATS: why we did choose this way

Thomas Schmid  1 , Florian Augustin  1
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From RATS to VATS: why we did choose this way

Thomas Schmid et al. J Vis Surg. .
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Bronchial anastomosis using the da Vinci robotic system (4). Available online: http://asvidett.amegroups.com/article/view/22562
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