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. 2018 Nov;10(11):6271-6273.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.10.101.

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) non-grasping en bloc mediastinal lymph node dissection for the left side

Lin Ma  1 , Chengwu Liu  1 , Jiandong Mei  1 , Yanbo Yang  1 , Lunxu Liu  1
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Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) non-grasping en bloc mediastinal lymph node dissection for the left side

Lin Ma et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Nov.
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VATS non-grasping en bloc mediastinal lymph node dissection (4L, 5L, 6L and 7L) for the left side is depicted in this video, and the boundary of en bloc is clearly defined (3). VATS, video-assisted thoracic surgery; LNs, lymph nodes; PA, pulmonary artery; AA, ascending aorta; DA, descending aorta; RMB, right main bronchus; LMB, left main bronchus; PV, pulmonary vein. Available online: http://www.asvide.com/article/view/28464
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