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Editorial
. 2018 Jan;10(Suppl 2):S390-S394.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.01.116.

Pleurectomy/decortication versus extrapleural pneumonectomy: a critical choice

Pier Luigi Filosso  1 , Francesco Guerrera  1 , Paolo Olivo Lausi  1 , Roberto Giobbe  1 , Paraskevas Lyberis  1 , Enrico Ruffini  1 , Alberto Oliaro  1
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Editorial

Pleurectomy/decortication versus extrapleural pneumonectomy: a critical choice

Pier Luigi Filosso et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Jan.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Intraoperative view. (A) EPP final results; (B) visceral pleura resection during P/D. EPP, extrapleural pneumonectomy; P/D, pleurectomy/decortication
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