Level of evidence on long-term results after VATS lobectomy: state of the art

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli", IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann Potsdam, Academic Hospital of the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.

Editorial

Dania Nachira et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Jun.

. 2019 Jun;11(6):2192-2194.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.06.19.

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli", IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann Potsdam, Academic Hospital of the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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